Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sylvester Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 104th 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 Sylvester Road (N2 8HN) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvester Road (N2 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strawberry Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exit Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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