Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vaughan Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 502nd 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 Vaughan Avenue (NW4 4HT) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Avenue (NW4 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Vivian Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vaughan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollyview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swynford Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Faber Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endersleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endersleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neeld Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colindeep Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgeworth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neeld Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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