Total Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colin Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colin Gardens (NW9 6EP) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colin Gardens (NW9 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerfield Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colin Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colindale South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colin Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scottwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthias Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthias Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rookery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Estate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Estate Road | Under investigation |
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