Total Crime Rate
140.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anson Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 248th highest crime rate of 789 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 6AE) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anson Road (NW2 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Gardens. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cricklewood & Mapesbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walm Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A407 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A407 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichele Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichele Road | — |
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