Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gardiner Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 380th 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 Gardiner Avenue (NW2 4AN) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardiner Avenue (NW2 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elvis Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Astley Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gardiner Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dicey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dicey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elvis Road
Apr 2026Robbery Riffel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riffel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gardiner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dicey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Imperial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jeymer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oman Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agave Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road

Data Sources

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