Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 164.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holden Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Holden Avenue (N12 8HX) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 202.7% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holden Avenue (N12 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Avenue, 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.

Crime Over Time in Holden Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Woodside Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anastasia Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hoptree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoptree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoptree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dorie Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clements Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clements Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliveden Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Netherfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliveden Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliveden Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorie Mews β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Holden Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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