Crime Rates at Howard Road, London, NW2 6DR

Howard Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 56th 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 Howard Road (NW2 6DR) in the last 12 months was 401.8 per 1,000 residents and was 276.4% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (NW2 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Grove, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricklewood Broadway (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.