Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Century Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 255th 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 Century Close (NW4 2EE) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Century Close (NW4 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near The Crest. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golders Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Century Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shirehall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirehall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golders Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stratford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elm Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodburn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goodyers Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park View Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Water Brook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Brook Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crest | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Walk | Under investigation |
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