Total Crime Rate
242.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashridge Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 76th 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 Ashridge Close (N3 3AS) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 212.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashridge Close (N3 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Clandon Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Finchley Church End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clandon Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clandon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eger Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Amberden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clandon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Howes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Basing Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clandon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Basing Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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