Total Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 20.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Highfield Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 53rd 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 Highfield Avenue (NW9 0PY) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (NW9 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Crescent. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Mead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Tree Dell —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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