Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 149.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Spencer Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Close (N3 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Close (N3 3TZ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wootton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wootton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siamese Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templars Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Park Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Siamese Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bibsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dollis Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rathgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dollis Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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