Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydney 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brampton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Central | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wykeham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wykeham Road | Under investigation |
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