Postcode · London
Crime in NW4 1LJ
How much crime is recorded in NW4 1LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Copthall & Downage
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
NW4 1LJLondon
How safe is NW4 1LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW4 1LJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW4 1LJNational
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.