Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prothero Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 490th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Prothero Gardens (NW4 3SL) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prothero Gardens (NW4 3SL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Prothero Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroughton Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroughton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alderton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alderton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alderton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alderton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs —
Apr 2026Burglary The Burroughs Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A41 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A41 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A41 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A41 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A41 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Egerton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Burroughs Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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