Postcode district · London
Crime in NW2
How much crime is recorded in NW2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Population
- 94,898 (2024)
NW2Postcode district · London
How safe is NW2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW2National
Anti-social behaviour24.410.7
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary15.29.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.14.6
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Theft from the person2.82.1
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.