Crime Rates at Downage, London, NW4 1AS

Downage 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 1AS) 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 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningfields Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunny Gardens Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.