Total Crime Rate
181.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenue Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 179th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (NW10 4UQ) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (NW10 4UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 503 crimes here, including 216 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicoll Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nicoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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