Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thorverton Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorverton Road (NW2 1RE) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorverton Road (NW2 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodley Crescent. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorverton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Caddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Depot Approach —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Depot Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —

Data Sources

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