Total Crime Rate

520.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 520.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.7 10/10
  • Other theft 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yew Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 19th 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 Yew Grove (NW2 3AB) in the last 12 months was 520.3 per 1,000 residents and was 373.2% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Grove (NW2 3AB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Yew Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oaklands Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sylvan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sylvan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Depot Approach
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaklands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kara Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kara Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walm Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Edward Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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