Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 96.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lankaster Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lankaster Gardens (N2 9FF) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 323.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lankaster Gardens (N2 9FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Farm Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lankaster Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crowder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowder Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chaplin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chaplin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strawberry Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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