Crime Rate in Brent, ward

Brent has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 2894th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 388th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brent in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brent’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -12.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 218 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brent ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Queens Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.