Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fordham Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fordham Close (EN4 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appletree Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnet Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fordham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fordham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appletree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fordham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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