Total Crime Rate
183.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Ridgeway area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 126th 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 The Ridgeway (NW11 8PG) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Ridgeway (NW11 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Riding, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodstock Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golders Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Golders Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Armitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Powis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Riding | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Riding | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Powis Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Riding | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Golders Green Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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