Total Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ballards Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 2PE) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Lane (N3 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Park (19 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballards Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ballards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gruneisen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Howcroft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue —
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Data Sources

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