Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 171.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Crescent Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 147th 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 Crescent Road (N3 1HW) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (N3 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dollis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dollis Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dollis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links View —
Apr 2026Other theft Rathgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dollis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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