Total Crime Rate
276.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colindale Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colindale Avenue (NW9 5GX) in the last 12 months was 276.8 per 1,000 residents and was 182.4% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colindale Avenue (NW9 5GX), 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.
View Crime In Colindale South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasteur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ajax Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Guardian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Observer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orchard Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salk Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joslin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Needleman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colin Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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