NW2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cricklewood, Brondesbury and Dollis Hill, in Brent and Barnet.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NW2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NW2, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NW2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NW2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NW2 at a rate of 120.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 134.9 per 1,000 people across NW.
In August 2026 alone, 706 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NW2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (2,397), violence and sexual offences (2,261) and other crime (1,378).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NW2 was 121.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NW2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NW2 has no single figure. Of its 41 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NW2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet 038A | 1,699 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.1% |
| Barnet 039A | 1,864 | 298.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 71.3% |
| Barnet 039B | 1,412 | 362.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.1% |
| Barnet 039C | 2,032 | 153.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| Barnet 040A | 1,617 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| Barnet 040B | 2,237 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.6% |
| Barnet 040C | 2,038 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.3% |
| Barnet 040D | 1,692 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Barnet 041A | 1,658 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.0% |
| Barnet 041B | 1,388 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.3% |
| Barnet 041C | 1,957 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Barnet 041D | 1,671 | 118.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.3% |
| Brent 010B | 1,683 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.1% |
| Brent 010G | 1,481 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.0% |
| Brent 010H | 1,637 | 113.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.0% |
| Brent 011A | 2,070 | 97.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.1% |
| Brent 011B | 1,896 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.0% |
| Brent 011C | 2,031 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 70.5% |
| Brent 011D | 1,882 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.2% |
| Brent 011E | 2,093 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 50.1% |
| Brent 014B | 1,438 | 197.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 66.9% |
| Brent 015A | 2,040 | 123.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.1% |
| Brent 015B | 1,970 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.7% |
| Brent 015C | 1,586 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.5% |
| Brent 015D | 2,089 | 170.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.8% |
| Brent 015E | 1,865 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.3% |
| Brent 015F | 1,389 | 97.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| Brent 018A | 1,799 | 200.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.2% |
| Brent 018E | 1,379 | 231.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.3% |
| Brent 022B | 1,508 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Brent 022C | 1,715 | 91.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.6% |
| Brent 022D | 2,214 | 260.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.8% |
| Brent 023B | 1,761 | 55.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.6% |
| Brent 023D | 1,561 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 72.4% |
| Brent 023E | 1,937 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.8% |
| Brent 024A | 2,141 | 151.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| Brent 024C | 1,951 | 181.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.6% |
| Brent 030A | 1,728 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| Camden 005A | 1,657 | 105.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Camden 005B | 1,740 | 176.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.4% |
| Camden 013A | 1,570 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
MPs for NW2
- Dawn ButlerLabourMP for Brent East60% of NW2’s postcodes
- Sarah SackmanLabourMP for Finchley and Golders Green33% of NW2’s postcodes
- Tulip SiddiqLabourMP for Hampstead and Highgate6.9% of NW2’s postcodes
- David Pinto-DuschinskyLabourMP for Hendon0.1% of NW2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NW28
Postcode sectors in NW29
Councils NW2 covers2
Towns in NW23
Postcode districts next to NW26
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NW postcode area2
NW2 in brief
NW2 is a postcode district covering Cricklewood, Brondesbury and Dollis Hill, in Brent and Barnet.
About 72,295 people lived in NW2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £560,000 in 2025 across 465 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 120.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NW2 was £560,000 in 2025.
NW2 had 71,104 usual residents at the census.
In NW2, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NW2, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.