Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montagu Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Montagu Road (NW4 3ER) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 222.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Road (NW4 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montagu Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Montagu Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montagu Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollyview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brent View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bertram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bertram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bertram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Audley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Faber Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hendon Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilberforce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hollyview Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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