Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baronsmere Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 197th 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 Baronsmere Road (N2 9QD) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the East Finchley average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baronsmere Road (N2 9QD), 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 Further/Higher Educational Building (10 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 | Fairlawn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerlee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaumont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Diploma Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Diploma Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
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