Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knebworth Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knebworth Close (EN5 5DT) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knebworth Close (EN5 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leicester Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Knebworth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mowbray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aran Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantagenet Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantagenet Road —
Sep 2025Public order Mowbray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantagenet Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bulwer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Preston Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Court —
Sep 2025Public order Mowbray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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