Total Crime Rate

136.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.3 9/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 237th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (HA9 9QN) in the last 12 months was 136.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Barnhill average (140.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (HA9 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Elmstead Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hillview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Basing Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Basing Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Grove
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowling Green Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bowling Green Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bowling Green Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brampton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brampton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brampton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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