Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (NW4 3PY) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (NW4 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herbert Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (21 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hollyview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Herbert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montagu Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dallas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mapesbury Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mapesbury Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapesbury Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapesbury Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Hendon Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyview Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Esmar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Esmar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esmar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esmar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Esmar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Herbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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