Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acton 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 9BF) 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 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakleigh Mews (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Mews —
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Well Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Allum Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thatcham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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