Total Crime Rate

607.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 607.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 353.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chipping Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 15th 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 Chipping Close (EN5 4LP) in the last 12 months was 607.0 per 1,000 residents and was 622.5% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chipping Close (EN5 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chipping Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hadley Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bruce Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tapster Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hadley Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadley Ridge β€”
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road β€”

Data Sources

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