Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bells Hill area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bells Hill (EN5 2RD) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bells Hill (EN5 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bells Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Southfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitings Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eleanor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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