Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acklington Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 402nd lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Acklington Drive (NW9 5WL) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acklington Drive (NW9 5WL), the main crime hotspot is near Lanacre Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnt Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bovingdon Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heybourne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hemswell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elvington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blundell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dishforth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dishforth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clayton Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clayton Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbeach Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heybourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pageant Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linklea Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wardell Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pageant Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
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