Crime Rates at Larch Road, London, NW2 6SE

Larch Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 80th 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 Larch Road (NW2 6SE) in the last 12 months was 317.5 per 1,000 residents and was 203.4% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average (104.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Road (NW2 6SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassop Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kara Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.