Total Crime Rate

324.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 324.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balmoral Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brondesbury Park , and the 73rd 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 Balmoral Road (NW2 5BS) in the last 12 months was 324.0 per 1,000 residents and was 204.3% higher than the Brondesbury Park average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (NW2 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newman Close, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Close (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Griffin Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleetwood Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huddlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Griffin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Griffin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lechmere Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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