Friern Barnet — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
135 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (144): ▼ 9 (6%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences44 · 33%
- Vehicle crime20 · 15%
- Anti-social behaviour16 · 12%
- Shoplifting16 · 12%
- Other theft13 · 10%
- Public order7 · 5%
- Robbery6 · 4%
- Other crime4 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
125 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified65 · 52%
- Unable to prosecute suspect45 · 36%
- Awaiting court outcome12 · 10%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
- Offender given a caution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Vehicle Crime Increase of Vehicle Crime throughout London namely Theft of & Theft From Motor Vehicle.
Friern Barnet SNT will be increasing our patrols around residential area's targeting hotspot areas and working in partnership with our Wards to increase awareness and live time reporting. We have spoken to our communities, completing door knocks and providing crime prevention advice, enabling your officers to get reliable and up to date intelligence and information about issues affecting those within the community.
Set: 2026-04-01
Burglary Steady decrease in local Burglaries.
Your local Friern Barnet SNT have continued their efforts to tackle Residential and Business Burglaries and have aimed to raise awareness of potential risks and crime prevention advice. We have increased our patrols and partnership events along side our local ward panel members and our trusted local partners & the Council.
Set: 2026-04-01
Theft Shoplifting Minor increase of Theft Shoplifting
Due to the minor increase of Theft Shoplifting Friern Barnet SNT will continue to work in partnership with our local shops / stores and conduct regular operations to apprehend offenders and bring them to justice.
Set: 2026-04-01
Public events & surgeries
Drop-in Surgery
2026-07-15 · Friern Barnet Community Library, Friern Barnet Road London
Drop-in Surgery
2026-07-25 · South Friern Library, Colney Hatch Lane London
Drop-in Surgery
2026-08-19 · Friern Barnet Community Library, Friern Barnet Road London
Drop-in Surgery
2026-08-22 · South Friern Library, Colney Hatch Lane London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.