Crime Rates at Lavender Avenue, London, NW9 8HD

Lavender Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 123rd 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 Lavender Avenue (NW9 8HD) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 188.6% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Avenue (NW9 8HD), 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.