Total Crime Rate

45.3 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Devonshire Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (NW7 1EA) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences 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 theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (NW7 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Sanders Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdare Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Oakhampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tiverton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appledore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appledore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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