Total Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunny Gardens Parade area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunny Gardens Parade (NW4 1JA) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Gardens Parade (NW4 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunny Gardens Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenlands Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunny Gardens Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Gardens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunningfields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Gardens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenlands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilltop Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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