Total Crime Rate
177.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linfield Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 136th 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 Linfield Close (NW4 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linfield Close (NW4 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aprey Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westchester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harmony Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Harmony Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmony Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmony Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmony Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmony Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinsdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mills Grove | Under investigation |
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