Crime Rates at The Vale, London, NW11 8SN

The Vale area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 8SN) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (NW11 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.