Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brighton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Brighton Road (N2 8JU) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (N2 8JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sedgemere Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benedict Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecilia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedgemere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brackenbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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