Total Crime Rate
451.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Needham Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 23rd 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 Needham Terrace (NW2 6QL) in the last 12 months was 451.7 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Needham Terrace (NW2 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassop Road, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood Broadway (31 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kara Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kara Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oaklands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kara Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hassop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kara Way | β |
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