Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (NW2 2RE) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (NW2 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skardu Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galsworthy Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draycott Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingweston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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