Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shawbury Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 153rd 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 Shawbury Close (NW9 5AW) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shawbury Close (NW9 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salk Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Folkingham Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnt Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Magpie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bovingdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hemswell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hemswell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pageant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shellduck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Debden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shawbury Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanacre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagtail Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Booth Road | Under investigation |
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