Total Crime Rate

445.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.2 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 445.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Other theft 84.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ash Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 26th 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 Ash Grove (NW2 3LL) in the last 12 months was 445.5 per 1,000 residents and was 297.6% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (NW2 3LL), 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 Ash Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dairyman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dairyman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairyman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cricklewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cricklewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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