Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colney Hatch Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colney Hatch Lane (N11 3DB) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 177.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colney Hatch Lane (N11 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (22 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 | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Constable Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shapwick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shapwick Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shapwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leadbeaters Close | — |
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