Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Western Avenue area has the 87th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 455th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (NW11 9HE) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Western Avenue (NW11 9HE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Heather Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brent Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golders Manor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shirehall Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sinclair Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirehall Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heather Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beverley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
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Data Sources

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