Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Farm Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in East Finchley , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Old Farm Road (N2 9RF) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the East Finchley average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Road (N2 9RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Farm Road, 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 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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