Total Crime Rate

149.8 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 149.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rowan Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 167th 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 Rowan Drive (NW9 5JL) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 530.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Drive (NW9 5JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Square, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commander Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beaufort Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Colindeep Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary East Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beaufort Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commander Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lismore Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Commander Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commander Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aerodrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Commander Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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