Total Crime Rate

687.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 687.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 315.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.5 10/10
  • Public order 71.2 10/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bells Hill (EN5 2SG) in the last 12 months was 687.3 per 1,000 residents and was 718.1% 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 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 390.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1063.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bells Hill (EN5 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bells Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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