Crime Rate in Wembley Central, ward

Wembley Central has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 1462nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 289th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wembley Central in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Brent district average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wembley Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 588 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 862 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wembley Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 729 crimes here, including 284 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.