Total Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Squires 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leisure Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowder Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crowder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heatherdene Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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