Crime Rates at Hocroft Avenue, London, NW2 2EJ

Hocroft 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 Hocroft Avenue (NW2 2EJ) 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 Hocroft Avenue (NW2 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentley Drive, where police recorded 59 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.