Crime Rate in Kenton, ward

Kenton has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 2170th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 316th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kenton in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Brent district average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kenton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 502 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 623 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kenton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Mark'S Close. Police recorded 393 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.