Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hale Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 241st 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 Hale Lane (NW7 3RY) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hale Lane (NW7 3RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greencroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derwent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibbs Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gibbs Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belgrave Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selvage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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