Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salento Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salento Close (N3 1BX) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salento Close (N3 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salento Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Howcroft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Nether Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Popes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fursby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fursby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fursby Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellers Hall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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