Total Crime Rate
137.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Firs Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 190th 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 Firs Avenue (N11 3NE) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firs Avenue (N11 3NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shapwick Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Friern Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ilkley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swaledale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharfdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Coverdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheddar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shapwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Avenue | — |
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