Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 248.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Lane 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 Church Lane (NW9 8SN) 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 Church Lane (NW9 8SN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Doreen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
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Data Sources

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