Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Avenue (HA9 8LE) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (HA9 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talisman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talisman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechcroft Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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