Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palermo Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Harlesden & Kensal Green , and the 277th 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 Palermo Road (NW10 5YP) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palermo Road (NW10 5YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Letchford Gardens, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardinal Hinsley Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Palermo Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenmont Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Letchford Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Letchford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenmont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldo Road
Sep 2025Drugs Waldo Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Other theft Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardinal Hinsley Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardinal Hinsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leghorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ancona Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palermo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenmont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Palermo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenmont Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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