Total Crime Rate
118.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Park Road (N2 8EX) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (N2 8EX), 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.
View Crime In East Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakview Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakview Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagans Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leslie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Homefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Homefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Close | Under investigation |
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