Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vernon Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in East Barnet , and the 249th 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 Vernon Crescent (EN4 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Crescent (EN4 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daneland (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mansfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebony Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebony Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebony Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebony Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lakeside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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