Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Purcells Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 8DU) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcells Avenue (HA8 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Heronsgate. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heronsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heronsgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heronsgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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