Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.9 6/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hendale Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 478th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Hendale Avenue (NW4 4LU) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hendale Avenue (NW4 4LU), 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 Hendale Avenue 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 2025Vehicle crime Aerodrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatchcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Heton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alwyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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