Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Watford Way (NW4 4TE) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Way (NW4 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Commander Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commander Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commander Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westside Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilshaw Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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