Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sylvan Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 58th 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 Sylvan Avenue (NW7 2JS) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Mill Hill average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Avenue (NW7 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Broadway. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mill Hill

Crime Over Time in Sylvan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brockenhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchant Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Marchant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Goodwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 30

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑