Total Crime Rate
111.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prayle Grove area has the 57th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 260th 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 Prayle Grove (NW2 1BB) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prayle Grove (NW2 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallcote Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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