Total Crime Rate
139.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunny Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunny Way (N12 0QB) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunny Way (N12 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upway, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legion Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Way | — |
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