Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 118.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodburn Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 240th 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 Woodburn Close (NW4 2NF) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodburn Close (NW4 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodburn Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodburn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirehall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Walk β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodburn Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golders Manor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heather Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heather Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sinclair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirehall Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shirehall Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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