Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hammers Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hammers Lane (NW7 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Mill Hill average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammers Lane (NW7 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marion Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckland Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hammers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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