Total Crime Rate
120.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 303rd 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 Church Lane (NW9 8LU) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (NW9 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Welsh Harp| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alington Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alington Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alington Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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