Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 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 128.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grove Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Avenue (N3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (N3 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Howcroft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Finchley Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nether Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Popes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverley Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellers Hall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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