Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 184th 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 Church Lane (NW9 8SS) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (NW9 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Drive, where police recorded 20 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Birchen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deanscroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
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Data Sources

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