Total Crime Rate
224.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bristol Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bristol Avenue (NW9 4BS) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bristol Avenue (NW9 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boulevard Drive, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Everglade Strand (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colindale North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Valentina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Boulevard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulevard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boulevard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boulevard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cobalt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boulevard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulevard Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottenham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottenham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cottenham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cottenham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulevard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cottenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everglade Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hundred Acre | Under investigation |
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