Total Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The 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 8TN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingweston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennine Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamlet Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Draycott Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingweston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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