Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Road area has the 88th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Road (NW11 6RL) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Road (NW11 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Falloden Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Garden Suburb| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falloden Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denman Drive South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midholm | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Midholm | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookland Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midholm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denman Drive South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Eastholm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falloden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Denman Drive North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Denman Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatham Close | — |
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