Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Poplar Grove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Poplar Grove (N11 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (N11 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenway Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ireton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilkley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strode Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strode Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharfdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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