Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tarling 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Lion Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Lion Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tarling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strawberry Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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