Total Crime Rate
198.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmith Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Goldsmith Avenue (NW9 7ET) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmith Avenue (NW9 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Rookery Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gadsbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rookery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rookery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reets Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Deerfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gadsbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gadsbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gadsbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hyde Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rookery Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rookery Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rookery Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Estate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | West Hendon Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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