Total Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sudbury , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (HA0 4DW) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Sudbury average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Close (HA0 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wembley Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealing Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Union Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kathleen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Curtis Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haynes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Curtis Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swinderby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swinderby Road | Under investigation |
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