Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Woodvale Way area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 469th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodvale Way (NW11 8SF) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodvale Way (NW11 8SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodvale Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.