Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claremont Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Claremont Road (NW2 1BR) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont Road (NW2 1BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Gardens, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cricklewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haider Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chiltern Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haider Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swannell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haider Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cotswold Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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