Crime Rates at Whitefield Avenue, London, NW2 1TL

Whitefield Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 457.1 per 1,000 residents and was 307.9% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefield Avenue (NW2 1TL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 770 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.