Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farm Avenue area has the 66th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 307th 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 Farm Avenue (NW2 2DY) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farm Avenue (NW2 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Galsworthy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodley Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Horton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Horton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Caddington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dersingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Way | Under investigation |
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