Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Long Lane (N3 2RL) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (N3 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickens Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Close (6 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Circular Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosemary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vineyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Font Hills Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Dolman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Circular Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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