Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (NW9 8ST) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Barnhill average (163.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (NW9 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Hill (25 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackbird Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Deanscroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Close Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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