Total Crime Rate
196.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Farm Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Farm Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaplin Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaplin Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chaplin Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chaplin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaplin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strawberry Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crowder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowder Close | β |
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