Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 811 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 Church Lane (NW9 8AG) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Kingsbury average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (NW9 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hool Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barningham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boycroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boycroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barningham Way | Under investigation |
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