Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sturgess Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sturgess Avenue (NW4 3TS) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturgess Avenue (NW4 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 360 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sturgess Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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