Crime Rates at The Vale, London, NW11 8TL

The Vale area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 366th 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 8TL) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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