Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alverstone Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in East Barnet , and the 484th 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 Alverstone Avenue (EN4 8DP) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the East Barnet average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverstone Avenue (EN4 8DP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Alverstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Capel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchmead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Churchmead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shurland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shurland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shurland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakleigh Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somaford Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Road —
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Data Sources

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