Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 126.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dale 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 8EE) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lodge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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