Crime Rates at Olive Road, London, NW2 6UN

Olive Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Olive Road (NW2 6UN) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Road (NW2 6UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Avenue, where police recorded 35 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.