Total Crime Rate

190.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 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 190.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Limesdale Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 165th 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 Limesdale Gardens (HA8 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limesdale Gardens (HA8 5HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Lane. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limesdale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Highlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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