Total Crime Rate

130.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cambridge 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.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kilburn Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carlton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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