Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Burroughs area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 468th lowest 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 The Burroughs (NW4 3BU) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Burroughs (NW4 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Alderton Crescent. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Burroughs area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alderton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prothero Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vivian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neeld Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderton Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alderton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alderton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alderton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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