Total Crime Rate
62.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downage area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Downage (NW4 1AA) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downage (NW4 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Studio Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Studio Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenshurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenshurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aprey Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fuller Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mills Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mills Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mills Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mills Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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