Total Crime Rate

236.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 236.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lytton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Lytton Road (EN5 5BB) in the last 12 months was 236.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Road (EN5 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Way. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Artesian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Approach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockton Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lytton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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