Total Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Litchfield Way area has the 86th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Litchfield Way (NW11 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Litchfield Way (NW11 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmott Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bute Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litchfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Litchfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bute Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bute Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenhalgh Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maurice Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenhalgh Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Constable Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Emmott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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