Total Crime Rate

541.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 541.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Public order 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edgware Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 31st highest crime rate of 789 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 Edgware Road (NW2 6FA) in the last 12 months was 541.7 per 1,000 residents and was 354.3% higher than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (NW2 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Oxgate Centre. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coles Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coles Green Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxgate Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oxgate Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxgate Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lukes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelceda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelceda Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelceda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Humber Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Green Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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