Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 53.0 5/10
  • Drugs 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spencer Close area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 418th lowest 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 Spencer Close (N3 3TX) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Close (N3 3TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent'S Park Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dollis Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wootton Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Siamese Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siamese Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rathgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dollis Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bibsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dollis Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templars Crescent —

Data Sources

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