Total Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bristol 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Valentina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Acre
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulevard Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulevard Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulevard Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Acre
Apr 2026Other theft Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cobalt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cottenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cottenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Acre
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Acre
Apr 2026Burglary Cottenham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everglade Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hundred Acre Under investigation

Data Sources

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