Total Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 451st lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (N3 2NR) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Avenue (N3 2NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etchingham Park Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heatherdene Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdenhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heatherdene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holdenhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park View Road | 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 | Public order | Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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