Total Crime Rate
2126.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
596.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 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 High Street (NW10 4LT) in the last 12 months was 2126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1079.8% higher than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (180.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 596.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NW10 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 593 crimes here, including 245 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harlesden & Kensal Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wendover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nicoll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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