Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
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 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 240th highest crime rate of 789 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 Cricklewood Broadway (NW2 3HT) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklewood Broadway (NW2 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Grove. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 36 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 (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichele Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklands Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
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 Chichele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichele Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichele Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichele Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Depot Approach Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cricklewood Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Depot Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cricklewood Broadway Offender given penalty notice
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Data Sources

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