Crime Rate in Wembley Central, ward

Wembley Central has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Brent district and the 1557th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 286th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wembley Central in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Brent district average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wembley Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 542 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -64.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 97.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 780 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wembley Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 695 crimes here, including 233 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.