Crime Rates at Sylvester Road, London, N2 8HN

Sylvester Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvester Road (N2 8HN) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvester Road (N2 8HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.