Total Crime Rate

88.2 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 88.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Somerton Road area has the 80th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerton Road (NW2 1RU) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Road (NW2 1RU), 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 Somerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Caddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dersingham Road —
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Data Sources

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