Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Retreat area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Retreat (NW9 0QB) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Kingsbury average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Retreat (NW9 0QB), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Crescent. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Retreat area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Tree Dell —
Sep 2025Burglary High Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Hool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfields Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Retreat —
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Glen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Glen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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