Total Crime Rate

2014.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2014.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 861.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 291.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 223.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.2 10/10
  • Other theft 141.2 10/10
  • Public order 77.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Robbery 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
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

Layfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the highest crime rate of 1,063 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 3UH) in the last 12 months was 2014.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1732.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 366 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -73.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 343.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layfield Road (NW4 3UH), the main crime hotspot is near Brent Park Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Layfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Circular Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brent Park Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Tilling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicoll Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nicoll Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nicoll Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Circular Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brent Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brent Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St David'S Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layfield Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brent Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brent Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brent Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Layfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brent Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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