Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Grove area has the 41st highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 206th 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 The Grove (NW11 9SH) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (NW11 9SH), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Green Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Flower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brookside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Powis Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Golders Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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