Crime Rates at High Road, London, N2 8AG

High Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 36th 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 (N2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 397.2 per 1,000 residents and was 387.3% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.4% 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 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hertford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.