Total Crime Rate
222.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riffel Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 129th 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 Riffel Road (NW2 4PG) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% higher than the Dollis Hill average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 237.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riffel Road (NW2 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Road, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Griffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Riffel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elvis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleetwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Parade | Under investigation |
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