Postcode · London
Crime in NW9 8EL
How much crime is recorded in NW9 8EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forty Lane
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
How safe is NW9 8EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW9 8EL area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
NW9 8ELNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Burglary9.39.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.