Total Crime Rate

566.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 566.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.5 10/10
  • Other theft 63.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.2 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leisure Way area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leisure Way (N12 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 566.3 per 1,000 residents and was 634.5% higher than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 207.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leisure Way (N12 0QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaplin Square, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brompton Mews (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leisure Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chaplin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Crowder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Addington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glebelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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