Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hendale Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 347th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hendale Avenue (NW4 4LR) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hendale Avenue (NW4 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watford Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilshaw Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clarendon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swynford Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherrock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Mary'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canberra Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canberra Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Mary'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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