Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 80th 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 Friary Road (N12 9HX) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Road (N12 9HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friern Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Friary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Friary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Friary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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