Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 42nd 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 Woodlands Avenue (N3 2NS) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Woodlands Avenue (N3 2NS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holdenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Squires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherdene Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holdenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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