Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portsdown Avenue area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portsdown Avenue (NW11 0NG) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsdown Avenue (NW11 0NG), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Park Row. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingwall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dingwall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St George'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portsdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portsdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portsdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alyth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alyth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ravenscroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
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Data Sources

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