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Crime in N2 9

How much crime is recorded in N2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
15,094 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in N2 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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