Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ballards Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 471st lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moss Hall Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Montrose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Hall Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ridgeway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ridgeway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdenhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holdenhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holdenhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodberry Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moss Hall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brownlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Montrose Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thyra Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnbrae Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burnbrae Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ridgeway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wentworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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