Total Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scottwell Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scottwell Drive (NW9 6QD) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Colindale South average (100.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scottwell Drive (NW9 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookery Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rookery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rookery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colin Crescent | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthias Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthias Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rookery Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rookery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colin Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rookery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rookery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rookery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silkfield Road | Under investigation |
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