Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barnet Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 157th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnet Road (EN6 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnet Road (EN6 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Byers Close. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Byers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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