Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Babington Road 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 Babington Road (NW4 4LD) 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 Babington Road (NW4 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Babington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenshurst Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Church Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykeham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenshurst Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroughton Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroughton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fuller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burroughs

Data Sources

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