Total Crime Rate

486.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.6 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 486.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Poplar Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 44th 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 Poplar Grove (HA9 9DB) in the last 12 months was 486.4 per 1,000 residents and was 197.1% higher than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (HA9 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Hill (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gervase Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackbird Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Public order The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buddings Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Close —
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Data Sources

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