Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oak Grove area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Grove (NW2 3LP) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Grove (NW2 3LP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sylvan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keyes Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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