Total Crime Rate

218.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Alperton , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Road (HA0 1HX) in the last 12 months was 218.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Alperton average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Road (HA0 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcombe Park, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Park Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Water Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craigmuir Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Park —
Sep 2025Robbery Newcombe Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craigmuir Park —
Sep 2025Drugs Water Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Water Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Water Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentvale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbeydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abbeydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbeydale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbeydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craigmuir Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craigmuir Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craigmuir Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craigmuir Park —

Data Sources

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