Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ballards Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N12 0EY) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ballards Lane (N12 0EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Churchfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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