Crime Rates at Lichfield Road, London, NW2 2RN

Lichfield Road area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 483rd lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 2RN) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (NW2 2RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood Broadway (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.