Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deanery Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
In the area around Deanery Close (N2 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Ring (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Finchley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Diploma Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Diploma Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vivian Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairlawn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaumont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagans Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakview Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakview Gardens | — |
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