Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordham Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordham Close (EN4 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordham Close (EN4 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St James Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgeworth Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Castlewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castlewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castlewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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