Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Walk area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Walk (NW7 1DU) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Walk (NW7 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Katherine Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Walk (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ashley Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Appledore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tiverton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdare Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakhampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appledore Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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