Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 27.9 3/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynton Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynton Avenue (NW9 6PB) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Avenue (NW9 6PB), the main crime hotspot is near Thonrey Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lynton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scottwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaulieu Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thonrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thonrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thonrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thonrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheaveshill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheaveshill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rookery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rookery Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheaveshill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheaveshill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sheaveshill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A5150 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A5150 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deerfield Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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