Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkbeck Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 515th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkbeck Road (N12 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkbeck Road (N12 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcourt Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcourt Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alexandra Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Woodside Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gainsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anastasia Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gainsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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