Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridley Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Road (NW10 5UA) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Harlesden & Kensal Green average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridley Road (NW10 5UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hersant Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlesden Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harlesden & Kensal Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardinal Hinsley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Hinsley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hersant Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hersant Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hersant Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hersant Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ancona Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lushington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doyle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harlesden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlesden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlesden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlesden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlesden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hersant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hersant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Furness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brunel Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doyle Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
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