Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limes Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Limes Avenue (NW7 3NY) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (NW7 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marchant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eversfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Benningholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benningholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benningholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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