Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Colindale Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colindale Avenue (NW9 5DS) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colindale Avenue (NW9 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Gate, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colindale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Zenith Close
Apr 2026Burglary Annesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colindale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colindale Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Manor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tanner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nobel Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needleman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windover Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stonecrop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stonecrop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Close
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Zenith Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mannock Close
Apr 2026Public order Mannock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranesbill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gate
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joslin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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