Crime Rates at Besant Road, London, NW2 2SL

Besant Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Besant Road (NW2 2SL) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Besant Road (NW2 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.