Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mays Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mays Lane (EN5 2DX) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mays Lane (EN5 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Crocus Field. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mays Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocus Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helios Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Benson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crocus Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crocus Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minotaur Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragons Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossiter Fields —
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Data Sources

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