Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 122.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 294th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Drive (NW9 8DG) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Barnhill average (163.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Drive (NW9 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Harp Island Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Doreen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Island Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Runbury Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Church Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Harp Island Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harp Island Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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