Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acton Walk area has the 24th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Walk (N20 9BE) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acton Walk (N20 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whetstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thatcham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Margarets Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Margarets Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allum Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Well Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Bushey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadbury Close | Under investigation |
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