Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crooked Usage 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 Crooked Usage (N3 3HB) 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 Crooked Usage (N3 3HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawlins Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchley Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Finchley Church End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairholme Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broughton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalgrove Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rawlins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawlins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawlins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillcrest Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crooked Usage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Surrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great North Way (Barnet By Pass) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finchley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finchley Lane | Under investigation |
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