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Is Hendon safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Hendon, Barnet within 500m.

Incidents

137

Trend

stable

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

Shoplifting57
violent crime26
Anti-social behaviour23
Drugs9
Other theft7
Robbery3

Area Profile

Busy and distinctive, especially around the market and nightlife routes, so late-night awareness matters.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityMixed
NightlifeActive
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the Hendon neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • 3. Tackling the issues on drug use and associated ASB across the Belle Vue Estate, Church Road and Middlesex University areas of NW4 through increased high-visibility patrols, targeted enforcement activity, intelligence gathering, resident engagement and partnership working with local agencies - with the aim of improving community safety and public confidence.
  • 2. Increase reassurance patrols in Sunny Hill Park, NW4, by conducting regular high-visibility patrols and engagement activities, with a focus on VAWG and ASB hotspots.
  • Increase reassurance patrols in Sunny Hill Park, NW4, by conducting regular high-visibility patrols and engagement activities, with a focus on VAWG and ASB hotspots.
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Hendon Central

677m away · Northern

Hendon

1.5km away · Thameslink

Brent Cross

1.5km away · Northern

Colindale

2.0km away · Northern

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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