Crime Rates at Olive Road, London, NW2 6DB

Olive 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 Olive Road (NW2 6DB) 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 Olive Road (NW2 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassop Road, where police recorded 134 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.