Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 116.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Heath Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Heath Avenue (NW11 7QL) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Heath Avenue (NW11 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Green Bus Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Heath Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Heath Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Golders Green Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Golders Green Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Heath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Heath Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Heath Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Heath Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Golders Green Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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