Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cricklewood Lane area has the 83rd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 399th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Cricklewood Lane (NW2 2TE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cricklewood Lane (NW2 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Road, where police recorded 56 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloister Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricklewood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricklewood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cricklewood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hocroft Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Llanelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Llanelly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dersingham Road | — |
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