Total Crime Rate

104.4 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 104.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elton Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elton Avenue (EN5 2EB) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 264.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elton Avenue (EN5 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Barnet, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnet Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Elton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order High Barnet Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcombe Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnet Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Benson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Barnet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Barnet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minotaur Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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