Total Crime Rate
169.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heritage Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher than the Colindale North average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heritage Avenue (NW9 5AA), 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 | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thonrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aerodrome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | 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 | 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 | Thonrey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadhead Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Runway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aerodrome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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