Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chandos Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Chandos Avenue (N20 9EE) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandos Avenue (N20 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Chandos Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whetstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maryrose Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oxford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chandos Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athenaeum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Firs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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