Total Crime Rate

2072.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

334.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2072.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 868.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 334.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 324.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 197.7 10/10
  • Other theft 145.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.0 10/10
  • Public order 75.3 10/10
  • Drugs 49.4 10/10
  • Robbery 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
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

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

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layfield Road (NW4 3UG) in the last 12 months was 2072.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1750.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 369 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 334.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layfield Road (NW4 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near Brent Park Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brent Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Tilling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brent Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brent Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tilling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tilling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Dallas Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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