Total Crime Rate

42.5 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 42.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Drive area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 310th 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 The Drive (EN5 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (EN5 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lyonsdown Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyonsdown Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lyonsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Willenhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willenhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyonsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyonsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyonsdown Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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