Crime Rates at Friern Watch Avenue, London, N12 9NY

Friern Watch Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friern Watch Avenue (N12 9NY) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friern Watch Avenue (N12 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friern Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.