Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Cromwell Road (N3 2ET) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (N3 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dolman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Font Hills | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucas Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vineyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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