Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Longfield Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Longfield Avenue (NW7 2SA) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Avenue (NW7 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near M1 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences M1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brancaster Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft M1 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franco Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Franco Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franco Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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