Total Crime Rate
846.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Derby Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Derby Avenue (N12 8DD) in the last 12 months was 846.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1450.7% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (β 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Avenue (N12 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Place, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (50 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 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemont Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lodge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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