Total Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heather Gardens area has the 49th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Gardens (NW11 9HS) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Gardens (NW11 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flower Mews, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodburn Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Golders Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alba Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alba Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golders Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alba Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alba Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flower Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodburn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
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