Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Grove area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (NW11 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Green Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flower Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montpelier Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wessex Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Ridge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alba Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alba Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golders Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Powis Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golders Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Beverley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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