Crime Rates at The Vale, London, NW11 8SB

The Vale area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 95th 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 The Vale (NW11 8SB) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (NW11 8SB), 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.