Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolmead Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Woolmead Avenue (NW9 7BA) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolmead Avenue (NW9 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhen Drive. Police recorded 62 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stuart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent View Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapesbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hendon Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Stuart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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