Crime Rates at Orchard Close, London, NW2 6JF

Orchard Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 97th 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 Orchard Close (NW2 6JF) in the last 12 months was 283.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% higher than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (NW2 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovat Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.