Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 55.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Squires Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 451st lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Squires Lane (N3 2AP) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squires Lane (N3 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Leisure Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Squires Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leisure Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowder Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crowder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherdene Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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