Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dale Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 239th 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 Dale Grove (N12 8EA) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dale Grove (N12 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Place, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (41 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 | Vehicle crime | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gainsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Winifred Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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