Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 253rd 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 Bridge Lane (NW11 9LA) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Lane (NW11 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great North Way (Barnet By Pass) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harmony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harmony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Boyne Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great North Way (Barnet By Pass) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havanna Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillview Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenbank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillcrest Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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