Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anson Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 345th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Anson Road (NW2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anson Road (NW2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Gardens. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heber Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heber Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockhall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meredith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Walm Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Walm Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chichele Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chichele Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichele Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichele Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Olive Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oaklands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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