Total Crime Rate
113.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 322nd 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 Princes Avenue (NW9 9JP) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Avenue (NW9 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Capitol Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Queensbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capitol Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Capitol Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capitol Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roe End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capitol Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capitol Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Byron Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capitol Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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