Total Crime Rate

340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 340.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Burglary 31.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 · 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 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 (N2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 340.9 per 1,000 residents and was 342.1% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (N2 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Ring (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Diploma Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagans Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diploma Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakview Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakview Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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