Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Foster Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Street (NW4 2AB) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (NW4 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cowley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cowley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Brampton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Lodge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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