Total Crime Rate

386.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 386.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Other theft 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 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 Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BL) 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 Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BL), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Riding Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Riding Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Riding —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Riding —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Riding —
Apr 2026Other theft Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hoop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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