Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025County Gate area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 92nd 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 County Gate (EN5 1EH) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Gate (EN5 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great North Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willenhall Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycherley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Willenhall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Willenhall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Macaret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillier Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pricklers Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great North Road | Under investigation |
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