Crime Rates at Lyncroft Gardens, London, NW6 1JX

Lyncroft Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 61st 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 Lyncroft Gardens (NW6 1JX) in the last 12 months was 304.2 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncroft Gardens (NW6 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B510, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.