Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 104th 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 Cavendish Avenue (N3 3QN) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Avenue (N3 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Park Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holly Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bibsworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Regent'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regent'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holmwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Howes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arcadia Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arcadia Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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