Crime Rate in Cricklewood, ward

Cricklewood has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 476th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 107th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cricklewood in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% higher than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cricklewood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 404 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 12 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 549 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cricklewood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Woodley Crescent, with 151 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tilling Road (32 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.