Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Athenaeum Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athenaeum Road (N20 9AL) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athenaeum Road (N20 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Domville Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chandos Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athenaeum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Domville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chandos Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Domville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whetstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrublands Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Domville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thorneycroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Domville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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