Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Armitage Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Armitage Road (NW11 8RH) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Armitage Road (NW11 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Vale, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside (11 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 | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wessex Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheviot Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grampian Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grampian Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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