Total Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chamberlayne Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chamberlayne Avenue (HA9 8SS) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chamberlayne Avenue (HA9 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirst Crescent, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hirst Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Logan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Blenheim Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pellatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Augustine'S Avenue | Under investigation |
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