Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 206.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (N2 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 153.2% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (N2 9PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bancroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaumont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diploma Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bancroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person 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 2025Other theft Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bancroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bancroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary East End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Park Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Summerlee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary East End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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