Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deanery Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deanery Close (N2 8NT) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Deanery Close (N2 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hertford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harford Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagans Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagans Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaumont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bancroft Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Diploma Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deanery Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmunds Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Ring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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