Total Crime Rate

485.2 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 485.2 10/10
  • Drugs 358.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Royal Engineers Way area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 20th 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 Royal Engineers Way (NW7 1QB) in the last 12 months was 485.2 per 1,000 residents and was 511.6% higher than the Mill Hill average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 2320.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Engineers Way (NW7 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Bittacy Hill. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Royal Engineers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inglis Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Engineers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs School House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bittacy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs School House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School House Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Engineers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Engineers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drew Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Bittacy Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Langstone Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Langstone Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bittacy Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs School House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Engineers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bittacy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mero Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Bittacy Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Darlot Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bittacy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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