Total Crime Rate
196.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hendon Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hendon Way (NW4 3LN) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hendon Way (NW4 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderton Crescent, where police recorded 110 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 West Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alderton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alderton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alderton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alderton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A41 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Central | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Central | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A41 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alderton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alderton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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