Total Crime Rate
380.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
143.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 380.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 143.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (NW2 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Cricklewood Broadway. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cricklewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Depot Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cricklewood Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cricklewood Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ebbsfleet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Depot Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Depot Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Depot Approach | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricklewood Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oak Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichele Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cricklewood Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichele Road | — |
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