Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larch Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 485th highest 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 Larch Close (N11 3NU) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Close (N11 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garsdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornbeams Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wensley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinkham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Strode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopkins Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Birch Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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