Crime Rates at Elm Grove, London, NW2 3AA

Elm Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (NW2 3AA) in the last 12 months was 419.3 per 1,000 residents and was 281.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (NW2 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood Broadway (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.