Total Crime Rate
62.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garrick Drive 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 Garrick Drive (NW4 1HJ) 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 Garrick Drive (NW4 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great North Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linksway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrick Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westchester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linksway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great North Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrick Park | Under investigation |
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