Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dollis Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Dollis Avenue (N3 1DD) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dollis Avenue (N3 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Links View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Links View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dollis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dollis Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Freston Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Freston Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Freston Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freston Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rathgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dollis Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dollis Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grass Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victoria Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abercorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abercorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lyndhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
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