Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watford Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 214th 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 Watford Way (NW7 2QL) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Way (NW7 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Page Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithe Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Way (Barnet By-Pass) —
Sep 2025Drugs Page Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Sep 2025Public order Watford Way (Barnet By-Pass) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford Way (Barnet By-Pass) Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford Way (Barnet By-Pass) Under investigation
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Data Sources

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