Crime Rates at The Ridgeway, London, NW11 8TD

The Ridgeway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 41st 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 8TD) in the last 12 months was 369.2 per 1,000 residents and was 229.5% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (NW11 8TD), 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.