Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Preston Hill area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 789 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 Hill (HA3 9UT) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Hill (HA3 9UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxenpark Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Regal Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Wilson Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Perrin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hargood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hargood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hillside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinch Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ledway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinch Grove —
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Data Sources

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