Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chiltern Gardens area has the 68th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 317th 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 Chiltern Gardens (NW2 1PU) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Gardens (NW2 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chiltern Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —

Data Sources

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