Total Crime Rate
700.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheyne Close area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 10th 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 Cheyne Close (NW4 3NH) in the last 12 months was 700.7 per 1,000 residents and was 566.5% higher than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (β 335.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheyne Close (NW4 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderton Crescent, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Central (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A41 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A41 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaufort Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prothero Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Central | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wykeham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wykeham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alderton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alderton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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