Total Crime Rate
211.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cairnfield Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 138th 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 Cairnfield Avenue (NW2 7PP) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Dollis Hill average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cairnfield Avenue (NW2 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Birse Crescent. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cairnfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovat Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Birse Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovat Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovat Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baskerville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baskerville Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avondale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avondale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dog Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avondale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Eastleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neasden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chartley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midstrath Road | Under investigation |
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