Total Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Way (N20 0DF) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Way (N20 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denham Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakleigh Road North (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turners Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raleigh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porch Way | — |
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