Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 26th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 384th highest 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 The Ridgeway (N3 2PG) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (N3 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claverley Villas, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wentworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claverley Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas β€”
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Seymour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dukes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridgeway β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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