Total Crime Rate

339.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 339.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderton Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 51st 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 Alderton Crescent (NW4 3XT) in the last 12 months was 339.3 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% higher than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderton Crescent (NW4 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Central. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alderton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alderton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foscote Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vivian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hendon Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hendon Central
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A41
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wykeham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wykeham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prothero Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alderton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A41 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A41
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Central Under investigation

Data Sources

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