Total Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Drugs 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 143rd 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 Cherry Close (NW9 5FP) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher than the Colindale North average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Close (NW9 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Near Acre —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colindale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colindale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colindale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colindale —
Sep 2025Public order Chancellor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quakers Course Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hoy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Valentina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasteur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colindale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Raven Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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