Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watford Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Watford Way (NW7 2PT) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Mill Hill average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Way (NW7 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Court. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daws Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
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Data Sources

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