East Finchley — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
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Recorded crime — June 2026
124 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (117): ▲ 7 (6%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Anti-social behaviour36 · 29%
- Violence and sexual offences31 · 25%
- Other theft15 · 12%
- Shoplifting13 · 10%
- Vehicle crime11 · 9%
- Public order7 · 6%
- Burglary5 · 4%
- Theft from the person2 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
73 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified48 · 66%
- Unable to prosecute suspect19 · 26%
- Awaiting court outcome5 · 7%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Violence Against Women and Girls in Parks and open spaces Tackling violence against women and girls deterring and detecting crime, providing visibility and reassurance and increase public confidence in policing
Hi-Vis patrols along the High road and the Train station. Re-assuring women and Girls though engagement. Linking up with the local Pubs on the safe place scheme and giving encouragements.
Set: 2026-03-31
Increase in vehicle crimes in certain areas of the community. This is mainly due to the fact that the community is close to the A406 and the nearby streets are the ones that fall victim to these crimes.
Provide a visible police presence in identified Hot-spot areas for prevention and public reassurance. Using Social Media to give crime prevention advice where its possible to do so.
Set: 2026-03-31
ROBBERY This has been opened due to a spate of robberies over the last couple of weeks The main aims of this priority are to: * Reduce mobile phone snatches * Improve crime prevention * Improve public awareness on the problem
Increase foot patrols around hotspot area; High Road N2, areas around the Tube station. Link up with school officers on educating the local schools on crime prevention methods.
Set: 2026-03-31
Police the areas which has become hotspots for ASB - Drug related incidents are increasing in the areas around Strawberry Vale and some selected roads.
1. Arrest suspects of the on going ASB 2. Working with the L/A to issue PSPO/ CPW whichever is possible 3. Constant patrols on selected roads where the ASB is present
Set: 2026-03-31
Public events & surgeries
welfare visits
2026-08-04 · N2, London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.