Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Temple Gardens area has the 69th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 323rd 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 Temple Gardens (NW11 0LP) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Gardens (NW11 0LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Way, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Park Row (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeside Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portsdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portsdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hayes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcroft Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birnbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Park Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Brookside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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