Total Crime Rate

191.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leicester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (EN5 5DA) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (EN5 5DA), 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 Leicester Road area

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

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