Total Crime Rate

398.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 398.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.9 9/10
  • Other theft 66.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravensdale Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 34th 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 Ravensdale Avenue (N12 9HS) in the last 12 months was 398.5 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravensdale Avenue (N12 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Winifred Place. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ravensdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Winifred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Friern Watch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ravensdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fredericks Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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