Total Crime Rate

222.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% higher than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (N12 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaplin Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crowder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glebelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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