Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skipton Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Skipton Close (N11 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skipton Close (N11 3EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1003 (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laburnum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A1003 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A1003 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strode Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strode Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Barnet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Friern Barnet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swaledale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharfdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheddar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Coverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ilkley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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