Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Preston Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 364th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (HA3 0QP) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Barnhill average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (HA3 0QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oxenpark Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Waye —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Preston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverholme Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Viewfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uxendon Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uxendon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Uxendon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxenpark Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Avenue East —
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Data Sources

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