Crime Rates at The Drive, London, NW11 9SX

The Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 The Drive (NW11 9SX) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (NW11 9SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.