Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyndale area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndale (NW2 2PA) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndale (NW2 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near Finchley Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mortimer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Devonshire Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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