Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Vale area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 308th 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 8TJ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (NW11 8TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Garth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Garth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Garth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Burglary The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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