Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shearwater Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,063 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 7AH) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Drive (NW9 7AH), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shearwater Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorhen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorhen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hendon Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhen Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brent View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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