Total Crime Rate
216.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linden Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 135th 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 Linden Avenue (NW10 5QY) in the last 12 months was 216.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Avenue (NW10 5QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Gardens, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kensal Rise (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bolton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kensal Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rainham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rainham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langler Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensal Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensal Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensal Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kensal Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensal Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensal Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wakeman Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chamberlayne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlayne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mostyn Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mostyn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bolton Gardens | Under investigation |
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