Total Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marnham 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skardu Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galsworthy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caddington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodley Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cricklewood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricklewood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricklewood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingweston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingweston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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