Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water Brook Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Brook Lane (NW4 2HB) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Brook Lane (NW4 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 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 Water Brook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golders Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowley Place —
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elms Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodyers Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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