Total Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackstone Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 357th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackstone Road (NW2 6BY) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackstone Road (NW2 6BY), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockhall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mora Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mora Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardiner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oaklands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heber Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heber Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichele Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranhurst Road | Under investigation |
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