Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Valley Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Valley Avenue (N12 9PG) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Avenue (N12 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Friern Park. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Valley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Friary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Friary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrington Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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