Crime Rates at The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet, EN5 5XY

The Spires Shopping Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 The Spires Shopping Centre (EN5 5XY) in the last 12 months was 607.0 per 1,000 residents and was 622.5% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Spires Shopping Centre (EN5 5XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.