Total Crime Rate

440.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 440.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EN5 5UR) in the last 12 months was 440.2 per 1,000 residents and was 422.7% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN5 5UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moxon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strafford Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tapster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadley Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hadley Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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