Total Crime Rate
103.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Simmons Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Simmons Way (N20 0TL) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Simmons Way (N20 0TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakleigh Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Irvine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallants Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakleigh Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakleigh Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Gardens | Under investigation |
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