Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 46.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Church Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dollis Hill , and the 202nd 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 Old Church Lane (NW9 8TA) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Dollis Hill average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Lane (NW9 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Coombe Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Coombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Leith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackbird Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birchen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braemar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Runbury Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Island Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barnhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harp Island Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harp Island Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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