Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 35th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Leicester Road (EN5 5EL) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (EN5 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leicester Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knebworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aran Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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