Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marlborough Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 438th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Gardens (N20 0SD) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Gardens (N20 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denham Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ninian'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Denham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Denham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porch Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turners Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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