Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swaledale Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swaledale Close (N11 3FA) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swaledale Close (N11 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near A1003. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kensington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coverdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornbeams Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wensley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garsdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pert Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ribblesdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A1003 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Earl Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Earl Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Strode Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Strode Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Birch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribblesdale Avenue | — |
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