Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 40.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wessex Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Wessex Gardens (NW11 9RT) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Gardens (NW11 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Way. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wayside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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