Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shurland Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in East Barnet , and the 402nd lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Shurland Avenue (EN4 8DF) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the East Barnet average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shurland Avenue (EN4 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shurland Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranbrook Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oakleigh Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welbeck Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welbeck Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somaford Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Berkeley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shurland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shurland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shurland Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hook | Under investigation |
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