Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St James Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Avenue (N20 0JS) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Avenue (N20 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barfield Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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