Total Crime Rate

364.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 364.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Brent Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Brent Street (NW4 2DX) in the last 12 months was 364.6 per 1,000 residents and was 246.7% higher than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brent Street (NW4 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Studio Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other crime Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Close
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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