Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Grove Road 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 Grove Road (N12 9EA) 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 Grove Road (N12 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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