Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lichfield Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 253rd 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 Lichfield Grove (N3 2JN) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lichfield Grove (N3 2JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Basing Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eger Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Finchley Church End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eger Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holmwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Basing Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Basing Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wootton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claigmar Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hervey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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