Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 48.0 5/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Long Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 370th 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 Long Lane (N3 2PX) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (N3 2PX), 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 Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etchingham Park Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strathmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vineyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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