Total Crime Rate

557.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 557.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 417.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodley Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 17th 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 Woodley Crescent (NW2 2DL) in the last 12 months was 557.2 per 1,000 residents and was 397.3% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodley Crescent (NW2 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horton Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Draycott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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