Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gresham Gardens area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Gresham Gardens (NW11 8NX) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gresham Gardens (NW11 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Riding, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golders Green Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Powis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodstock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gainsborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Basing Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridge Hill | Under investigation |
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