Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 196.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Farm Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Old Farm Road (N2 9RE) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Road (N2 9RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaplin Square, 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 Old Farm Road area

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

Data Sources

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