Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buxton Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brondesbury Park , and the 369th lowest 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 Buxton Road (NW2 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Brondesbury Park average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (NW2 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newman Close, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lechmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Road
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jeymer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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