Total Crime Rate
207.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bray Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 96th 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 Bray Road (NW7 1SL) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.9% 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 46 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 ( 2200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bray Road (NW7 1SL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drew Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bittacy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bittacy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittacy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittacy Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School House Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittacy Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Darlot Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittacy Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Royal Engineers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Engineers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albuhera Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royal Engineers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Royal Engineers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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