Postcode · London
Crime in N2 8FA
How much crime is recorded in N2 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Finchley
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
N2 8FALondon
How safe is N2 8FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N2 8FA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N2 8FANational
Shoplifting25.78.4
Burglary16.99.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.