Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Richmond Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 247th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Gardens (NW4 4RT) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Gardens (NW4 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neeld Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alwyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heton Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Heton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neeld Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Faber Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neeld Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burroughs Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edgeworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Endersleigh Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Colindeep Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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