Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Kenton , and the 297th highest crime rate of 789 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (HA3 0RF) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Kenton average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (HA3 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lidding Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountington Park Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountington Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountington Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountington Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trevelyan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lidding Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidding Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grenfell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mountington Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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