Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Augustines Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 811 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 St Augustines Avenue (HA9 7NU) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Preston average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustines Avenue (HA9 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenscourt, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Augustines Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustine'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscourt β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscourt β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscourt β€”
Sep 2025Public order Rosslyn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hirst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edison Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hirst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustine'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Everard Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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