Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 103.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (N12 0AP) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (N12 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaplin Square, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leisure Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowder Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crowder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chaplin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Square β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heatherdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherdene Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strawberry Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chaplin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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