Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 134.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watford Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watford Way (NW4 4SR) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Way (NW4 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Drive, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commander Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hendale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Propeller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commander Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commander Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherrock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatchcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swynford Gardens —
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Data Sources

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