Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lytton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Lytton Road (EN5 5BU) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytton Road (EN5 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bentley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bentley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mowbray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galdana Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bulwer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Artesian Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mowbray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Preston Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Preston Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Preston Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hastings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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