Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham Gardens area has the 84th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gresham Gardens (NW11 8PD) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Gardens (NW11 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gresham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hendon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montpelier Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wessex Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golders Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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