Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Ridgeway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (NW7 4EH) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Mill Hill average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (NW7 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millers Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holcombe Hill (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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