Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 50.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 402nd lowest 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 Riverside Gardens (N3 3GR) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Gardens (N3 3GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenterden Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riverside Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boyne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boyne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finchley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finchley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crooked Usage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Surrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyne Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenterden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great North Way (Barnet By Pass) Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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