Total Crime Rate
201.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Close (N3 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 158.2% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Close (N3 3TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Park Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Finchley Church End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holmwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regent'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Regent'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victoria Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dollis Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arcadia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Siamese Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Howes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wootton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
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