Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Talbot Avenue area has the 86th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 476th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Talbot Avenue (N2 0LS) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Avenue (N2 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near William Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Homefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakview Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Oakview Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagans Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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