Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ballards Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 456th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2LX) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcourt Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thyra Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcourt Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thyra Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thyra Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Etchingham Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Montrose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbrae Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Hall Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Hall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alexandra Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chislehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbrae Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thyra Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ballards Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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