Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Margaret Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in East Barnet , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Road (EN4 9NX) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the East Barnet average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Margaret Road (EN4 9NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 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 East Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appletree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alexander Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brownlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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