Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 172.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shearwater Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shearwater Drive (NW9 7AD) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Drive (NW9 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herbert Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhen Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shearwater Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapesbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hendon Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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