Total Crime Rate
185.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaufort Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Beaufort Square (NW9 4BN) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher than the Colindale North average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaufort Square (NW9 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aerodrome Road, where police recorded 256 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colindale North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aerodrome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aerodrome Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boulevard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Beaufort Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaufort Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulevard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulevard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulevard Drive | Under investigation |
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