Crime Rates at Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 2PU

Cricklewood Lane area has the 60th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 2PU) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentley Drive, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.