Crime Rate in Kilburn, ward

Kilburn has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 278th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kilburn in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% higher than the Brent district average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kilburn’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1,034 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -38.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 986 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kilburn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Kilburn High Road. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.