Total Crime Rate

372.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 372.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 265.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Guardian Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Guardian Avenue (NW9 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 372.9 per 1,000 residents and was 272.1% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guardian Avenue (NW9 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guardian Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aeroville Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guardian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aeroville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chronicle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chronicle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guardian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pasteur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joslin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pasteur Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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