Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 146.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotswold Gardens area has the 38th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 189th 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 Cotswold Gardens (NW2 1PL) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Gardens (NW2 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotswold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haider Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swannell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haider Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haider Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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