Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 31.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 181st 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 The Avenue (EN5 4EW) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (EN5 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alston Road —
Apr 2026Burglary The Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sebright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Marriott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strafford Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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