Total Crime Rate
278.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forty Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 100th 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 Forty Avenue (HA9 8RS) in the last 12 months was 278.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% higher than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forty Avenue (HA9 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Elmstead Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 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 | Drugs | Wembley Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Forty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crown Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crown Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elliot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfields Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wembley Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elmside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmstead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstead Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matthews Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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