Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 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 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 38th 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 Church Lane (NW9 8AG) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Kingsbury average (86.0 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% 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 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hool Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stewart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boycroft Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgess Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barningham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boycroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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