Crime Rate in Preston, ward

Preston has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 3271st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 164th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Preston in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Brent district average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Preston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Preston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.