Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goldsmith Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 333rd 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 Goldsmith Road (N11 3JA) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmith Road (N11 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollyfield Avenue, where police recorded 30 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 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Barnet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shapwick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radstock Close | — |
| 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 | Carlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bethune Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenthorne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leadbeaters Close | — |
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