Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wiggins Mead area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Wiggins Mead (NW9 5UE) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wiggins Mead (NW9 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Long Mead. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dunn Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Satchell Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunn Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Quakers Course | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Near Acre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Near Acre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wiggins Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wiggins Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Satchell Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claude Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claude Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Long Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parklea Close | Under investigation |
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