Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Potters Lane area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 410th 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 Potters Lane (EN5 5BE) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Lane (EN5 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Highlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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