Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hollycroft Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 789 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 Hollycroft Avenue (HA9 8LF) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollycroft Avenue (HA9 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Elmstead Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Preston

Crime Over Time in Hollycroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Forty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talisman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talisman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑