Total Crime Rate

303.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 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 303.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Circle area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 86th 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 The Circle (NW2 7QS) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.5% higher than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Circle (NW2 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Birse Crescent. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Circle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chartley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chartley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chartley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chartley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Birse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birse Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenwyn Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Kenwyn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenwyn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwyn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chartley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balnacraig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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