Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovegrove Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Lovegrove Way (N20 0EU) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovegrove Way (N20 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Oakleigh Mews. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovegrove Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friern Barnet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mount —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenaeum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whetstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Domville Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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