Total Crime Rate
398.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 34th 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 9RH) in the last 12 months was 398.5 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (N12 9RH), 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 | Public order | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fredericks Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliveden Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
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