Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bells 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.
View Crime In Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sellwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adrian Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eleanor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bells Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinder Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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