Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raleigh Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Raleigh Close (NW4 2SR) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raleigh Close (NW4 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Central (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cowley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenshurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenshurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Raleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fuller Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Way | — |
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