Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summers Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Summers Lane (N12 0PE) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summers Lane (N12 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaplin Square, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chaplin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaplin Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaplin Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chaplin Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leisure Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgrange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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