Crime Rates at Linden Avenue, London, NW10 5RL

Linden Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 116th 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 Linden Avenue (NW10 5RL) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Avenue (NW10 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Gardens, where police recorded 75 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.