Crime Rates at Ravenscroft Avenue, London, NW11 8BH

Ravenscroft Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 50th 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 Ravenscroft Avenue (NW11 8BH) in the last 12 months was 341.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.8% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscroft Avenue (NW11 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Accommodation Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golders Green Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.