Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sellwood Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Sellwood Drive (EN5 2RL) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sellwood Drive (EN5 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeview Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jarvis Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sellwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ridgeview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eleanor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Drive —
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Data Sources

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