Crime Rate in Barnhill, ward

Barnhill has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 504th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 117th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnhill in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Brent district average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 442 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -13.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 619 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 334 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.