Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ballards Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2PA) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claverley Villas, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falkland Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ballards Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Salento Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Other theft Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howcroft Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dukes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claverley Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wentworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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