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Crime in NW9 8

How much crime is recorded in NW9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brent
Region
London
Population
24,013 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW9 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW9 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).

NW9 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Burglary15.19.1
Shoplifting11.48.4
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.82.4
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

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