Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (N3 2QA) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (N3 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etchingham Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vineyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vines Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strathmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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