Total Crime Rate

89.5 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 89.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cheviot Gardens area has the 78th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Gardens (NW2 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheviot Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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