Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Grove area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Oak Grove (NW2 3LP) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Grove (NW2 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood Broadway (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sylvan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricklewood Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Depot Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
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