Total Crime Rate
372.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mornington Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Mornington Close (NW9 5JG) in the last 12 months was 372.9 per 1,000 residents and was 272.1% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mornington Close (NW9 5JG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colindale South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Joslin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chequers Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Needleman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pasteur Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pasteur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ajax Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pasteur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pasteur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pasteur Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chequers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Needleman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charcot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colindale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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