Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 16.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beechcroft Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Way. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechcroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hoop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Accommodation Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Accommodation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Accommodation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Accommodation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Accommodation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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