Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Avenue area has the 82nd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Avenue (NW11 9EU) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Avenue (NW11 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heather Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Manor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sinclair Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heather Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flower Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flower Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beverley Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beverley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montpelier Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alba Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alba Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flower Mews | — |
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