Total Crime Rate
70.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hendale 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aerodrome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatchcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilshaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilshaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilshaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watford Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alwyn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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