Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodburn 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirehall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodburn Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Manor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heather Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heather Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sinclair Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirehall Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirehall Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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