Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirehall Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Shirehall Lane (NW4 2PS) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirehall Lane (NW4 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Brent Cross Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirehall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Cross Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Shirehall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirehall Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Cooper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haslemere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Century Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goodyers Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Cross Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park View Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shirehall Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renters Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirehall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Water Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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