Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 297th lowest 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 The Ridgeway (N11 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (N11 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Leadbeaters Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beechvale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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