Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bells Hill area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 226th 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 Bells Hill (EN5 2RY) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bells Hill (EN5 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coe'S Alley, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunster Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bells Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coe'S Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coe'S Alley
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coe'S Alley

Data Sources

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