Total Crime Rate
66.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Guildown Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 520th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Guildown Avenue (N12 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Guildown Avenue (N12 7DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hoptree Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiddingfold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clements Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiddingfold | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clements Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiddingfold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoptree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoptree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoptree Close | — |
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