Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loring Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Loring Road (N20 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loring Road (N20 0UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cameron Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakleigh Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whetstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hobart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
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