Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hocroft Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Hocroft Road (NW2 2BL) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hocroft Road (NW2 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Drive. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hocroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hocroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale —
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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