Crime Rates at Purves Road, London, NW10 5SY

Purves Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 125th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purves Road (NW10 5SY) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purves Road (NW10 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.