Crime Rates at Ravenscroft Avenue, London, NW11 8BH

Ravenscroft Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 386.6 per 1,000 residents and was 245.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% 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 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodstock Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.