Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Damsel Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 192nd 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 Damsel Walk (NW9 7FA) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damsel Walk (NW9 7FA), 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 Damsel Walk 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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hendon Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Way

Data Sources

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