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Crime in N3 2

How much crime is recorded in N3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
21,957 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N3 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in N3 2, broadly in line with 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).

N3 2National
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary13.59.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order5.24.6
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs4.62.4
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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