Total Crime Rate
133.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedford Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Close (N10 1BB) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Close (N10 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B550, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colney Hatch Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colney Hatch Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colney Hatch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colney Hatch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B550 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B550 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B550 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haldane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haldane Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Strode Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Strode Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | George Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albion Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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