Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
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

Elmstead Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 789 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 Elmstead Avenue (HA9 8NT) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Avenue (HA9 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Elmstead Avenue. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Elmstead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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