Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Creighton Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 347th 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 Creighton Avenue (N2 9BH) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creighton Avenue (N2 9BH), 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 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Creighton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hertford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hertford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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