Total Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forty Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forty Avenue (HA9 8JS) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Barnhill average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forty Avenue (HA9 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenscourt, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blenheim Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenscourt | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenscourt | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talisman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talisman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talisman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenscourt | — |
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