Total Crime Rate

454.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 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 454.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.0 10/10
  • Other theft 62.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brook Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 46th 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 Brook Avenue (HA9 8PH) in the last 12 months was 454.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 309.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Avenue (HA9 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 351 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbutt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Repton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Repton Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Humphry Repton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphry Repton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphry Repton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbutt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbutt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harbutt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Harbutt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Gables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Gables Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wembley Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wembley Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newland Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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