Total Crime Rate
287.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lakeside Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Alperton , and the 87th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Drive (NW10 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% higher than the Alperton average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lakeside Drive (NW10 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Drive. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bodiam Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lapis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lapis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanger Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lapis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanger Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Agate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hanger Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbeyfields Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lakeside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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