Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lanacre Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 82nd 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 Lanacre Avenue (NW9 5FN) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lanacre Avenue (NW9 5FN), the main crime hotspot is near Lanacre Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colindale North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Magpie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbeach Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hemswell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aeroville | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aeroville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heybourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aeroville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dishforth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanacre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnstone Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bovingdon Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heybourne Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dishforth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elvington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmwell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coningsby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkingham Lane | Under investigation |
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