Total Crime Rate
214.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brent Lea area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Northfield , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
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 Brent Lea (TW8 8HY) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 260.8% higher than the Northfield average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brent Lea (TW8 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Syon & Brentford Lock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Narrowboat Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ham | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boaters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boaters Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boaters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boaters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Narrowboat Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ham | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brickfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ham | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tallow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brent Lea | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brent Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brent Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brickfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Crescent | Under investigation |
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