Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Way (N20 8HS) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Way (N20 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Meadow, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventnor Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northiam | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiddingfold | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiddingfold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ventnor Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiddingfold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Way | — |
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