Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tanfield Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tanfield Avenue (NW2 7RY) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tanfield Avenue (NW2 7RY), 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 Tanfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chartley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lovat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovat Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovat Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lovat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lovat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Way 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Birse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Birse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birse Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prout Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baskerville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baskerville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baskerville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baskerville Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chartley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcombe Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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