Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 186.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heritage Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heritage Avenue (NW9 5AA) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% higher than the Colindale North average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Avenue (NW9 5AA), 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 Heritage Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thonrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Heritage Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heritage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heritage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heritage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heritage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heritage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aerodrome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cobalt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobalt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thonrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thonrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thonrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Percival Avenue 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 2026Shoplifting Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Valentina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boulevard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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