Crime Rates at Cheviot Gardens, London, NW2 1PY

Cheviot Gardens area has the 87th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 409th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheviot Gardens (NW2 1PY) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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