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Crime in Brent by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,000crimes recordedJune to August 2026
0%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Prestonlowest rate48.4 per 1,000 a year
142.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Alperton (-10%), Brondesbury (-10%) and Preston (-9%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1TwyfordNW10 · 4,939 residents 417.9▲ 8%violence
2HarlesdenNW10 · 24,516 residents 191.1▼ 9%violence
3Dudden HillNW10 · 24,174 residents 167.3▲ 5%anti-social behaviour
4Willesden GreenNW10 · 23,179 residents 156▲ 22%anti-social behaviour
5CricklewoodNW2 · 24,847 residents 150.2▼ 3%anti-social behaviour
6Queen's ParkNW6 · 45,026 residents 146.1▼ 6%anti-social behaviour
7BrondesburyNW6 · 26,404 residents 144.1▼ 10%anti-social behaviour
8WillesdenNW10 · 157,321 residents 142.80%anti-social behaviour
9MapesburyNW2 · 36,606 residents 133.9▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
10WembleyHA9 · 128,980 residents 119.9▼ 1%violence
11AlpertonHA0 · 21,852 residents 108.5▼ 10%violence
12Dollis HillNW2 · 22,526 residents 101.4▼ 8%violence
13Brondesbury ParkNW6 · 26,542 residents 83▼ 2%violence
14KingsburyNW9 · 20,246 residents 81.4▲ 13%violence
15SudburyHA0 · 21,249 residents 81.3▲ 11%violence
16PrestonHA9 · 16,708 residents 48.4▼ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Brent have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Preston, Sudbury, Kingsbury, Brondesbury Park and Dollis Hill.

Which areas of Brent have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Twyford, Harlesden, Dudden Hill, Willesden Green and Cricklewood.

Is crime going up or down in Brent?

Across Brent, 10,000 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, about the same as the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.