Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Griffin 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.

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Crime Over Time in Griffin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Pauls Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Close
Apr 2026Other theft Jeymer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Helena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lechmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lechmere Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Other theft Elvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riffel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Riffel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Road

Data Sources

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