Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palermo Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 146th highest crime rate of 789 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 Palermo Road (NW10 5YN) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palermo Road (NW10 5YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Letchford Gardens (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palermo Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Spezia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenmont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenmont Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kenmont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Palermo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palermo Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palermo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsard Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsard Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldo Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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