Total Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montagu 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montagu Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollyview Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyview Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brent View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montagu Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bertram Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bertram Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bertram Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bertram Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Audley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Faber Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hendon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilberforce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hollyview Close | Under investigation |
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