Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Colenso Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 161st 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 Colenso Drive (NW7 2EB) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% higher than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colenso Drive (NW7 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Page Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colenso Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Page Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Glenmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithe Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bressay Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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