Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 46th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 405th 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 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mays Lane (EN5 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 9 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hardy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossiter Fields —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragons Way —
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helios Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minotaur Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzjohn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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