Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holdenhurst Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 147th 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 Holdenhurst Avenue (N12 0JA) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdenhurst Avenue (N12 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Holdenhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodberry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holdenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holdenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montrose Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherdene Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graywood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallow Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brompton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Montrose Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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