Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Montrose Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Avenue (HA8 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Market Lane. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 44 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silkstream Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gervase Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burnt Oak Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Greenway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gervase Road

Data Sources

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