Crime Rates at Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 1HN

Cricklewood Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 1HN) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 1HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodley Crescent, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.