Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Queens Avenue (N3 2NP) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Avenue (N3 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowder Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowder Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graywood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crowder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Squires Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heatherdene Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdenhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holdenhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holdenhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park View Road | Under investigation |
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