Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.7 6/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shorts Croft area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 811 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 Shorts Croft (NW9 9AP) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Kingsbury average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorts Croft (NW9 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shorts Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Scudamore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shorts Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shorts Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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