Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ludlow Way area has the 87th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ludlow Way (N2 0LA) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludlow Way (N2 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ludlow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgemere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Acacia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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