Crime Rates at Adrian Avenue, London, NW2 1LX

Adrian Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Adrian Avenue (NW2 1LX) in the last 12 months was 2072.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1750.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 369 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 334.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adrian Avenue (NW2 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxgate Centre, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brent Park Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.