Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beaufort Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 148th 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 Beaufort Square (NW9 4BN) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher than the Colindale North average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Square (NW9 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 173 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaufort Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aerodrome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aerodrome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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