Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.3 8/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boycroft Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 286th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boycroft Avenue (NW9 8AL) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Kingsbury average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boycroft Avenue (NW9 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Tree Dell, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Boycroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barningham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road
Sep 2025Other theft Woodland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boycroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boycroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barningham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hool Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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