Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Hertford Road (N2 9BU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (N2 9BU), 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 Hertford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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