Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Galsworthy Road area has the 79th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 513th highest 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 Galsworthy Road (NW2 2SG) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galsworthy Road (NW2 2SG), 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 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Galsworthy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingweston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hocroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dersingham Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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