Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Avenue (N3 1BD) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.7% higher than the Finchley Church End average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (N3 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Dollis Mews. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Dollis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dollis Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spencer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Siamese Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siamese Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dollis Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dollis Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rathgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bibsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
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Data Sources

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