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Crime in NW2 5

How much crime is recorded in NW2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brent
Region
London
Population
20,457 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW2 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NW2 5National
Anti-social behaviour35.610.7
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Burglary12.39.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft6.44.5
Public order5.44.6
Drugs5.32.4
Shoplifting5.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Theft from the person2.72.1
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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