Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hendon Wood Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edgwarebury , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hendon Wood Lane (NW7 4HT) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Edgwarebury average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hendon Wood Lane (NW7 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Barnet Gate Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hendon Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brickfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rockways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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