Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorverton 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.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caddington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Depot Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Depot Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Depot Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Depot Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Depot Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingweston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodley Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingweston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamlet Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | — |
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