Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 56.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cherry Tree Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 436th 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 Cherry Tree Road (N2 9QL) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Tree Road (N2 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Hall Road, where police recorded 16 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Tree Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fordington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brompton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlee Avenue

Data Sources

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