Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.4 2/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 8ER) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Avenue (N12 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoptree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcourt Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoptree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoptree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anastasia Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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