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Crime in NW9 5JU
How much crime is recorded in NW9 5JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnt Oak & Watling Park
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
NW9 5JULondon
How safe is NW9 5JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW9 5JU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW9 5JUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary19.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Robbery4.01.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.