Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 27.5 3/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highwood Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Highwood Grove (NW7 3LY) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Grove (NW7 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Watford Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Russell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scout Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scout Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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