Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fordwych Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Fordwych Road (NW2 3NY) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

View Crime In Fortune Green

Crime Over Time in Fordwych Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ebbsfleet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.