Total Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holdenhurst Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 273rd 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 Holdenhurst Avenue (N12 0JA) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Holdenhurst Avenue (N12 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brompton Mews (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chislehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Montrose Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Etchingham Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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