Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bell Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 273rd 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 Bell Lane (NW4 2AR) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Lane (NW4 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golders Rise (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tenterden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Walk β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyne Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Boyne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boyne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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