Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Royal Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Drive (N11 3FR) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Drive (N11 3FR), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shapwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Firs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coverdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A1003 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radstock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1003 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribblesdale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ribblesdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornbeams Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kensington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garsdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Birch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shapwick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shapwick Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wensley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halton Close | Under investigation |
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