Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 276th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Lane (HA9 7NS) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Lane (HA9 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirst Crescent, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hutchinson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosslyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosslyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Blenheim Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hirst Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosslyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutchinson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Dene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Augustine'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Castleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenscourt | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosslyn Crescent | Under investigation |
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