Total Crime Rate
201.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 147th highest crime rate of 811 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 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (β 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 192.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anson Road (NW2 3UT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skardu Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoveden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cricklewood Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cricklewood Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockhall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walm Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sheldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sylvan Grove | Under investigation |
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