Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prayle Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 178th 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 Prayle Grove (NW2 1BE) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prayle Grove (NW2 1BE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallcote Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swannell Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haider Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haider Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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