Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirehall Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shirehall Close (NW4 2QP) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shirehall Close (NW4 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodburn Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirehall Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirehall Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodburn Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elms Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sinclair Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Circular Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirehall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodyers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goodyers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Circular Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Golders Manor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haslemere Avenue | Under investigation |
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