Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Sydney Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Grove (NW4 2EH) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Grove (NW4 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Central. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sydney Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brampton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Grove —
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crest 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Hendon Central —
Sep 2025Other theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hendon Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hendon Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Wykeham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wykeham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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