Crime Rates at Ardwick Road, London, NW2 2BX

Ardwick Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Ardwick Road (NW2 2BX) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardwick Road (NW2 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weech Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.