Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avondale Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Avenue (N12 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avondale Avenue (N12 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodside Park Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoptree Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorie Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorie Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoptree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodside Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clements Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clements Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodside Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoptree Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anastasia Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netherfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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