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Burnt Oak · Barnet

Burnt Oak: your neighbourhood

Burnt Oak electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 33% here, compared with 13% across Barnet (20 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.4% here, compared with 49% across Barnet (13.6 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 26.6% here, compared with 17.4% across Barnet (9.2 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

10.4%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,279 out of 21,854.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,083 out of 21,857.

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People counted in the census

21,857

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

21,857 out of 21,857.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.4%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,027 out of 17,008.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

65.5%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,844 out of 7,397.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,967 out of 7,397.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.7%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,245 out of 17,004.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.7%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

9,812 out of 17,004.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

789 out of 17,004.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,962 out of 17,008.

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Homes rented privately

27%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,018 out of 7,394.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

11.3%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,920 out of 17,004.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

33%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,476 out of 7,394.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Burnt Oak

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

947 out of 17,004.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Burnt Oak ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,847 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,652 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Burnt Oak ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 140 mapped crimes in September 2024; 121 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Burnt Oak
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202414041
October 202412645
November 202416436
December 202412625
January 202511030
February 202511623
March 202513131
April 202514234
May 202516131
June 202514751
July 202514653
August 202514348
September 202516536
October 202516445
November 202514154
December 202516928
January 202613927
February 202616154
March 202619751
April 202616060
May 202616253
June 202614168
July 202612763
August 202612146
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Burnt Oak
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime722
shoplifting223
vehicle crime168
public order135
other theft121
drugs92
burglary89
criminal damage arson87
robbery81
theft from the person73
other crime23
possession of weapons19
bicycle theft14
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Barnet →