Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 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 73.7 7/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 468th highest 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 Somerset Road (NW4 4EL) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Hendon average (119.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (NW4 4EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 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 Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fuller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenshurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenshurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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