Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Sunny Gardens Parade area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Gardens Parade (NW4 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Gardens Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sunny Gardens Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenlands Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenlands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenlands Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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