Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ashurst Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 434th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Ashurst Road (N12 9AA) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashurst Road (N12 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petworth Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhouse Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Woodhouse

Crime Over Time in Ashurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Torrington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Torrington Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Torrington Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Friary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodhouse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Torrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑