Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheviot Gardens area has the 55th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 266th 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 Cheviot Gardens (NW2 1QA) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Gardens (NW2 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Handley Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheviot Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Draycott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennine Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotswold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pentland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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