Total Crime Rate
190.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Kilburn , and the 166th 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 Cambridge Road (NW6 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Kilburn average (209.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (NW6 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Vale. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kilburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorefield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorefield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Essendine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Essendine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essendine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nelson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
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