Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marnham Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marnham Avenue (NW2 2SS) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marnham Avenue (NW2 2SS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Marnham Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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