Crime Rate in Barnhill, ward

Barnhill has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 757th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 165th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnhill in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Brent district average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 115.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 537 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.