Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 119.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boycroft Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 306th highest crime rate of 789 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 8AP) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barningham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boycroft Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boycroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell
Apr 2026Robbery Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Dell
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Uphill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipers Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stewart Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stewart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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