Total Crime Rate

230.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchington Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Kilburn , and the 188th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchington Road (NW6 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 230.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Kilburn average (154.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchington Road (NW6 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kilburn High Road. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Quex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colas Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchington Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kilburn High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kilburn High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kilburn High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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