Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 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

Chapel Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 204th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Close (NW10 2DL) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (180.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (NW10 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near White Hart Lane. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denzil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Selbie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Yewfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yewfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yewfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denzil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Yewfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denzil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eric Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eric Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Denzil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilex Road
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denzil Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denzil Road
Apr 2026Drugs Yewfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ilex Road
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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