Crime Rates at Petworth Road, London, N12 9HH

Petworth Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 168th 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 Petworth Road (N12 9HH) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth Road (N12 9HH), 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.