Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buxted Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Buxted Road (N12 9AT) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buxted Road (N12 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leadbeaters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechvale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lyndhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferncroft Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Constable Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Constable Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollyfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollyfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hollyfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollyfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Leadbeaters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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