Crime Rates at The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BD

The Burroughs area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 142nd 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 The Burroughs (NW4 4BD) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Burroughs (NW4 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.