Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Crest Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 176th 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 Crest Road (NW2 7LY) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest Road (NW2 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Shepherds Walk. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Forbes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tadworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flowers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballards Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lukes Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Rylandes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Streakes Field Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
Apr 2026Public order Streakes Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streakes Field Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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