Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Hill area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 811 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 Preston Hill (HA3 9UL) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Barnhill average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Hill (HA3 9UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Waye, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viewfield Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Preston Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxenpark Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oxenpark Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Viewfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Waye
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grenfell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tylers Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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