Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (NW2 4JT) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Dollis Hill average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

In the area around Melrose Avenue (NW2 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Gardens. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Pauls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Pauls Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meredith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackstone Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Willesden Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olive Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riffel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Anson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardiner Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stanley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Pauls Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Tracey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Pauls Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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