Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (N12 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (N12 8QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Winifred Place. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Friern Watch Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ravensdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fredericks Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliveden Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
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