Crime Rates at The Ridgeway, London, NW11 8QN

The Ridgeway area has the 28th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 119th 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 The Ridgeway (NW11 8QN) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (NW11 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Accommodation Road, where police recorded 94 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.