Total Crime Rate

226.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 226.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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

Anson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

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 Anson Road (NW2 3UT) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Road (NW2 3UT), 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 Anson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Walm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walm Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hoveden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Cricklewood Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cricklewood Broadway Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Cricklewood Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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