Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somerset Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 71st 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 Somerset Road (EN5 1SH) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Road (EN5 1SH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyonsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mowbray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hastings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bulwer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyonsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Preston Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Preston Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyonsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lyonsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyonsdown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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