Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newark Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Way (NW4 4JG) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Way (NW4 4JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watford Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newark Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heton Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Hatchcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aerodrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alwyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heton Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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