Total Crime Rate

45.3 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborn Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborn Gardens (NW7 1DY) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborn Gardens (NW7 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakhampton Road, 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 Osborn Gardens area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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