Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gaydon Lane area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 460th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gaydon Lane (NW9 5WA) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gaydon Lane (NW9 5WA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trevor Road, where police recorded 28 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hemswell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Booth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagtail Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blundell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blundell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| 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 | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pageant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shawbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanacre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bovingdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shellduck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Angus Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Angus Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hemswell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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