Total Crime Rate
368.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 44th 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 High Road (N12 9QG) in the last 12 months was 368.8 per 1,000 residents and was 577.0% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (N12 9QG), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ravensdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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