Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Drugs 39.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Cherry Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Colindale North , and the 182nd 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 Cherry Close (NW9 5FR) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Colindale North average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Close (NW9 5FR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 90 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakers Course Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Quakers Course Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Raven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs North Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bristol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Valentina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Near Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valentina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakers Course Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Acre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hundred Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heritage Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heritage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Little Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heritage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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