Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tarling Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 424th lowest 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 Tarling Road (N2 8LB) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarling Road (N2 8LB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Tarling Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Lion Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road 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 New Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft 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 Exit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strawberry Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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