Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montrose Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 216th 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 Montrose Avenue (HA8 0DN) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Avenue (HA8 0DN), 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 Montrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alphage Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alphage Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limesdale Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silkstream Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Oak Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burnt Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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