Barnet Vale vs Highbury

Barnet Vale has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,016 crimes in the last 12 months. Highbury has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 19,056 crimes. Highbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnet Vale shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Highbury shows -2.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnet Vale, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (765 incidents). In Highbury, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (4,307 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnet Vale recorded 675 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Highbury recorded 4,307. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnet Vale totalled 765 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,991 in Highbury. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnet Vale recorded 2,838 crimes (now 3,016, a change of +6.3%). Highbury recorded 19,627 crimes previously (now 19,056, -2.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barnet Vale has a resolution rate of 33.2% and Highbury has 31.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnet Vale falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Highbury is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barnet Vale and Highbury. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.