Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lanacre Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 207th 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 Lanacre Avenue (NW9 5FN) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lanacre Avenue (NW9 5FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parklea Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Folkingham Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnt Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Booth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagtail Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Debden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shellduck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bovingdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parklea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hemswell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Magpie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shawbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanacre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hemswell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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