Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pickering Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickering Gardens (N11 3PP) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Gardens (N11 3PP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shapwick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martock Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Firs Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radstock Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friern Barnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wensley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friern Barnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Friern Barnet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A1003 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A1003 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A1003 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A1003 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garsdale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1003 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martock Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shapwick Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Shapwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornbeams Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Birch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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