Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hendale 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 4LU) 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 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 St Mary'S Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hendale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatchcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherrock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Watford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hendale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Propeller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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