Total Crime Rate

362.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 362.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Public order 55.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

First Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around First Avenue (NW4 2RL) in the last 12 months was 362.5 per 1,000 residents and was 203.7% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (NW4 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mills Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harmony Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harmony Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mills Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studio Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aprey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cowley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cowley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cowley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Place —
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Data Sources

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