Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Friary Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Friary Close (N12 9AR) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Close (N12 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Constable Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Friary Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Buxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrington Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Constable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Constable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beechvale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buxted Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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