Crime Rates at Ballards Road, London, NW2 7UE

Ballards Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Road (NW2 7UE) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Road (NW2 7UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepherds Walk, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.