Crime Rates at Fordwych Road, London, NW2 3LY

Fordwych Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordwych Road (NW2 3LY) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwych Road (NW2 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Grove. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.