Crime Rates at Ballards Lane, London, N3 2HA

Ballards Lane area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2HA) in the last 12 months was 462.5 per 1,000 residents and was 492.0% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.