Total Crime Rate

233.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purves Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 117th highest crime rate of 811 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 5TE) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purves Road (NW10 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purves Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felixstowe Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensal Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liddell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensal Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensal Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensal Green β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensal Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensal Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hiley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hiley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hiley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hiley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buchanan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liddell Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Liddell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Liddell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liddell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Road β€”

Data Sources

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