Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 73.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westchester Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Westchester Drive (NW4 1RD) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westchester Drive (NW4 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garrick Park, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robin Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westchester Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Great North Way (Barnet By Pass) Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Mills Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holders Hill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holders Hill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great North Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great North Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenterden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenterden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garrick Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linksway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holders Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holders Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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