Total Crime Rate

62.6 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 62.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Downage area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 1AR) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downage (NW4 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Downage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Prince Of Wales Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Close
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Downage Under investigation

Data Sources

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