Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cricklewood Lane area has the 79th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 2QE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloister Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hocroft Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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