Total Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dale Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 247th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Grove (N12 8EF) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dale Grove (N12 8EF), 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 | Drugs | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lodge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Winifred Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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