Total Crime Rate
137.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Griffin Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 254th 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 Griffin Close (NW10 1LF) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Griffin Close (NW10 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newman Close, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Close (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Willesden Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Pauls Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jeymer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Helena Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lechmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lechmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Geary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elvis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pauls Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riffel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Riffel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Road | — |
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