Total Crime Rate
341.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beechcroft 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 Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BL) 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 Beechcroft Avenue (NW11 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Way. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Golders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Golders Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Powis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golders Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Golders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Golders Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Golders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golders Green Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Golders Green Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Golders Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gainsborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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