Total Crime Rate

185.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Church Lane (N2 8DT) in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (N2 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Walks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagans Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Homefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagans Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Ash Close —
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Data Sources

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