Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Holmstall Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 181st 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 Holmstall Avenue (HA8 5JG) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmstall Avenue (HA8 5JG), the main crime hotspot is near Gaskarth Road. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmstall Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limesdale Gardens
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gaskarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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