Total Crime Rate

174.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 174.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nursery Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in East Finchley , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Road (N2 9RA) in the last 12 months was 174.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (N2 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargents Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargents Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargents Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glebelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Vale Under investigation

Data Sources

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