Total Crime Rate

437.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 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 437.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 245.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Robbery 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gaskarth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Gaskarth Road (HA8 0DG) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 287.0% higher than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 158.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskarth Road (HA8 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Market Lane. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaskarth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Oak Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burnt Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alphage Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millfield Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barnfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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