Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Purcells Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purcells Avenue (HA8 8DR) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcells Avenue (HA8 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Heronsgate. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purcells Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcells Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrods Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ranelagh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heronsgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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