Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Prayle Grove area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prayle Grove (NW2 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prayle Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haider Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swannell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotswold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallcote Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallcote Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallcote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wallcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haider Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haider Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claremont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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