Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheyne Walk area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 511th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cheyne Walk (NW4 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheyne Walk (NW4 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 246 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendon Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hendon Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hendon Central | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaufort Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wykeham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wykeham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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