Total Crime Rate

380.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 380.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cricklewood Broadway 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 Cricklewood Broadway (NW2 3ED) 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 Cricklewood Broadway (NW2 3ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cricklewood Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cricklewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cricklewood Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Depot Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Depot Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Depot Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklands Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichele Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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