Total Crime Rate
272.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Preston Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 104th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (HA9 8PB) in the last 12 months was 272.1 per 1,000 residents and was 283.1% higher than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Preston Road (HA9 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Logan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Avenue East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elmstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Uxendon Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Uxendon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Waye | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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