Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bedford Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Avenue (EN5 2ES) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Avenue (EN5 2ES), 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 Bedford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragons Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helios Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minotaur Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hardy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossiter Fields —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzjohn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellesmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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