Total Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Park Crescent (N3 2NL) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Crescent (N3 2NL), 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.
View Crime In West Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Montrose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chislehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Etchingham Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bow Lane | Under investigation |
| 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 | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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