Total Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durham Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 332nd 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 Durham Road (N2 9DP) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durham Road (N2 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairlawn Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Road (7 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 | Vehicle crime | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerlee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairlawn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Road | — |
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