Crime Rates at Preston Place, London, NW2 5NX

Preston Place area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Roundwood , and the 21st 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 Preston Place (NW2 5NX) in the last 12 months was 664.5 per 1,000 residents and was 414.0% higher than the Roundwood average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Place (NW2 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 276 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Mews (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.