Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fakenham Close area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Fakenham Close (NW7 2SD) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fakenham Close (NW7 2SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandwick Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fakenham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithe Close
Sep 2025Burglary Glenmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bressay Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Avenue

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.