Total Crime Rate
1974.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the highest crime rate of 811 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 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 1974.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1079.0% higher than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 189 (β 541.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NW10 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 522 crimes here, including 223 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nicoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nicoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlesden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wendover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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