Crime Rates at Wells Drive, London, NW9 8DJ

Wells Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Drive (NW9 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Drive (NW9 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merley Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.