Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (EN5 4ES) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (EN5 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coe'S Alley (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marriott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strafford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Calvert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sebright Road | Under investigation |
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