Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 Β· 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 12.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 32nd 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 Lytton Road (EN5 5BU) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Road (EN5 5BU), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galdana Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrel Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrel Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Artesian Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockton Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lytton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knebworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Way β€”

Data Sources

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