Crime Rates at Whitefield Avenue, London, NW2 1TL

Whitefield Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 29th 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 Whitefield Avenue (NW2 1TL) in the last 12 months was 414.2 per 1,000 residents and was 276.7% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefield Avenue (NW2 1TL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 706 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.