Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Lindens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 148th 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 The Lindens (N12 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Lindens (N12 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Friern Park. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rose Bank Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Bank Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Friern Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torrington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Friern Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friern Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanhope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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