Postcode district · London
Crime in N2
How much crime is recorded in N2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Population
- 31,360 (2024)
N2Postcode district · London
How safe is N2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in N2, 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
N2National
Burglary13.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.