Total Crime Rate
190.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheldon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Road (NW2 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheldon Road (NW2 3AJ), 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.
View Crime In Cricklewood & Mapesbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walm Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbsfleet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walm Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sylvan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyes Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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