Met Police investigating after Jewish pupils flee apparent attempted car ramming
School asks for witnesses and dashcam footage after incident on 20 April near Holders Hill Road in north London, where Hasmonean Boys School is situated
An incident last month where the driver of a vehicle reportedly mounted the curb and drove towards Jewish school pupils in north London is being treated by the police as religiously aggravated assault, with efforts being made to find the individual responsible.
According to the letter sent by Hasmonean High School for Boy’s headteacher James Fisher, on Monday 20 April, at approximately 3:40pm, a group of the school’s pupils were involved in a “concerning incident” near the A1 carriageway by Holders Hill Road NW4, close to the pedestrian crossing near October Place.
Police report that “a black saloon-type vehicle” reportedly “drove towards the students whilst they were waiting to cross the road, mounting the curb and causing the students to move quickly out of the way” before the vehicle drove off towards Henlys Corner / the A406.”
A Met police spokesperson said: “We are investigating reports a car drove towards three 14-year-old boys on Holders Hill Road, Barnet on Monday, 20 April. While enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances, this is currently being treated as a religiously aggravated assault.
“It was reported a car had mounted the kerb near where the boys were standing, they moved out of the way and there were no reported injuries.
“We remain in close contact with the nearby school. At this stage, no arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact police, providing the reference 2017/24APR.”
The incident is just the latest in a spate of attacks on the Jewish community with Met reporting that antisemitic hate crimes in London are the highest they have been in two years.
CST recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2025, the second-highest total ever reported to CST in a single calendar year.
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