Total Crime Rate

135.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodcroft Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcroft Avenue (NW7 2AG) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft Avenue (NW7 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockenhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ellis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Storksmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldbeaters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goldbeaters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Goldbeaters Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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