Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyndon Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean , and the 615th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndon Gardens (HP13 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Totteridge and Bowerdean average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndon Gardens (HP13 7QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totteridge and Bowerdean| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Totteridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keen'S Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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