Crime Rates at The Ridgeway, London, NW11 8QL

The Ridgeway area has the 26th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (NW11 8QL) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (NW11 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Way. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.