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 1RT) 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 1RT), 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dersingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close β€”

Data Sources

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