Total Crime Rate
218.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Water 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craigmuir Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcombe Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newcombe Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craigmuir Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Water Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Water Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Water Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentvale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbeydale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craigmuir Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craigmuir Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigmuir Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craigmuir Park | — |
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