Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Limes Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Limes Avenue (N12 8QN) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (N12 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theobalds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Cedars Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodside Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliveden Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fredericks Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1000
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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