Postcode · Brent
Crime in NW26 9SB
How much crime is recorded in NW26 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harlesden
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
NW26 9SBBrent
How safe is NW26 9SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW26 9SB area, 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NW26 9SBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary10.09.1
Drugs8.82.4
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Public order6.04.6
Robbery4.01.4
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.