Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gillingham Road area has the 91st highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 434th highest 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 Gillingham Road (NW2 1RL) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillingham Road (NW2 1RL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Gillingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dersingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Caddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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