Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.0 8/10
  • Drugs 29.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 204th 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 High Road (N20 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (N20 9PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macaret Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maxfield Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thatcham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Willenhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macaret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Willenhall Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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