Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Drugs 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Windmill Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Drive (NW2 1UR) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Drive (NW2 1UR), 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 Windmill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dersingham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purley Avenue 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Handley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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