Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Daws Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Daws Lane (NW7 4SH) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Mill Hill average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Daws Lane (NW7 4SH), the main crime hotspot is near Daws Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daws Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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