Crime Rates at Ballards Lane, London, N12 8LJ

Ballards Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N12 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 424.5% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Lane (N12 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Place, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.