Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8LT) 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 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Winifred Place. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ballards Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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