Total Crime Rate
264.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ballards Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N12 8LN) in the last 12 months was 264.7 per 1,000 residents and was 384.9% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ballards Lane (N12 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Place, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (50 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 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Winifred Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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