Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.4 8/10
  • Burglary 41.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Platts Lane area has the 64th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 284th 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 Platts Lane (NW3 7NH) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Platts Lane (NW3 7NH), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Platts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hollycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Beaumont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hollycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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