Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gruneisen Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 398th 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 Gruneisen Road (N3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gruneisen Road (N3 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Park (19 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ballards Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ballards Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gruneisen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gruneisen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wentworth Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wentworth Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claverley Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claverley Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howcroft Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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