Total Crime Rate

272.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 272.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.0 8/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Preston 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

Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Logan Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Avenue East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elmstead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Uxendon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Uxendon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Waye Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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.