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Is East Barnet safe?

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Indicative score

Low caution

Based on public recorded crime near East Barnet, Barnet within 500m.

Incidents

28

Trend

improving

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

violent crime14
Vehicle crime3
Public order3
Other theft2
Shoplifting2
Burglary1

Area Profile

Busy and distinctive, especially around the market and nightlife routes, so late-night awareness matters.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityMixed
NightlifeActive
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the East Barnet neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • P.1 - Violence Related Priority - PMP/12311/25 Police are aware of an increase in shoplifting and theft from person offences. These offences are seen across the borough of Barnet, but there is a hotspot area around Sainsbury’s, and CO’OP, East Barnet Village EN4.
  • P.2 - ASB & Drug use along East Barnet Road, EN4. - PMP/12552/25 The ward panel highlighted ongoing concerns around anti-social behaviour and drug usage along East Barnet Road EN4. This included public space drug crime, street drinking and organised begging and people gathering causing nuisance to residents.
  • P.3 - Burglaries on Church Hill Road and Mount Pleasant - PMP/12550/25 Burgulary of dwellings (homes) remains a persistant issue for our ward. Our crime data has identified the Church Hill Road and Mount Pleasant areas as the high impact locations.
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Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

New Barnet

942m away · Great Northern, Thameslink

Cockfosters

968m away · Piccadilly

Oakleigh Park

1.0km away · Great Northern, Thameslink

Oakwood

1.9km away · Piccadilly

Nearby Safer Alternatives

Indicative suggestions for comparing nearby visitor bases.

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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