Total Crime Rate

341.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 341.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.8 7/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechcroft 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 8BP) 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 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golders Way, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechcroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Accommodation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Golders Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golders Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Accommodation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Accommodation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Accommodation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Accommodation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Accommodation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Accommodation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Accommodation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwalk Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Golders Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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