Total Crime Rate
128.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swannell Way area has the 46th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swannell Way (NW2 1FB) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swannell Way (NW2 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cricklewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallcote Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Haider Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haider Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallcote Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wallcote Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claremont Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claremont Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Claremont Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wallcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swannell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clitterhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cotswold Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent Terrace | — |
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