Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 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 72.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridge Road area has the 85th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 484th highest 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 Ridge Road (NW2 2QT) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (NW2 2QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunnyside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crewys Road —
Apr 2026Public order Crewys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crewys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crewys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madoc Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crewys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mortimer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Llanelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanelly Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llanelly Road —

Data Sources

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