Total Crime Rate

131.9 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 131.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,063 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 South Close (EN5 5TP) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Close (EN5 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadley Ridge
Sep 2025Burglary Hadley Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tapster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hadley Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tapster Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Argan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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