Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alba Gardens area has the 79th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Alba Gardens (NW11 9NP) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alba Gardens (NW11 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flower Mews, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alba Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeside Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Russell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Brookside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sneath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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