Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilshaw Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Wilshaw Close (NW4 4TU) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilshaw Close (NW4 4TU), 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.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commander Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commander Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Propeller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherrock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilshaw Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clarendon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canberra Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canberra Close | — |
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