Total Crime Rate

125.7 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 24th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 218th 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 2QA) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mays Lane (EN5 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeview Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Edwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeview Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Adrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willowbay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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