Total Crime Rate
155.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great North Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 172nd 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 Great North Way (NW4 1JD) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great North Way (NW4 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westside, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barford Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westside | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilltop Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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