Postcode · London
Crime in NW9 5SQ
How much crime is recorded in NW9 5SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colindale East
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
NW9 5SQLondon
How safe is NW9 5SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW9 5SQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
NW9 5SQNational
Burglary18.69.1
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.64.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Public order0.24.6
Shoplifting0.08.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.