Total Crime Rate

406.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 406.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolmead Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 32nd 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 Woolmead Avenue (NW9 7AW) in the last 12 months was 406.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.0% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolmead Avenue (NW9 7AW), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolmead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brent View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hendon Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Seelig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sorrel Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue —
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Data Sources

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