Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hoveden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 234th 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 Hoveden Road (NW2 3XD) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoveden Road (NW2 3XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walm Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hoveden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cricklewood Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cricklewood Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sylvan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbsfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sylvan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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