Total Crime Rate
130.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cambridge Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kilburn , and the 259th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Gardens (NW6 5AE) in the last 12 months was 130.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Kilburn average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Gardens (NW6 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Kilburn High Road. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cambridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greville Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greville Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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