Total Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pennine Parade area has the 77th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Parade (NW2 1NT) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pennine Parade (NW2 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grampian Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennine Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamlet Square | Under investigation |
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