Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ballards 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 2NA) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ballards Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Hall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thyra Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thyra Grove β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thyra Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thyra Grove β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chislehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbrae Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Hall Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbrae Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ballards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballards Lane β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcourt Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcourt Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etchingham Park Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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