Total Crime Rate
135.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodstock Avenue area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Woodstock Avenue (NW11 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodstock Avenue (NW11 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodstock Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridge Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wessex Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montpelier Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gainsborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beverley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beverley Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
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