Total Crime Rate

279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordwych Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Fordwych Road (NW2 3NX) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwych Road (NW2 3NX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fordwych Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoveden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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