Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vernon 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mansfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cornell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebony Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ebony Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebony Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebony Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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