Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bedford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colney Hatch Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colney Hatch Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colney Hatch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colney Hatch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B550
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B550 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B550 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haldane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Strode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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