Total Crime Rate

507.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 507.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 83.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.2 9/10
  • Other theft 72.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushgrove Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 18th 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 Rushgrove Avenue (NW9 6QP) in the last 12 months was 507.4 per 1,000 residents and was 406.3% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushgrove Avenue (NW9 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Rookery Way. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushgrove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rookery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Estate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rookery Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rookery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rookery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Estate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthias Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Scottwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthias Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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