Brent

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Brent.

Population: 327,753
People in Employment: 155,175 (65.9%)
People Inactive: 65,625 (27.9%)
People Unemployed: 14,790 (6.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 92k
Median Salary: £30,855
Mean Salary: £38,719

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Brent. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Brent for 2024

Brents most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 10,777 crimes and in 2022 there were 10,652 crimes. Which is an increase of 125 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	10,559	837	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	10,777	806	Getting Better
Other theft	3,876	294	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,841	251	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,151	186	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,795	162	Getting Better
Burglary	2,043	161	Getting Better
Public order	2,477	158	Getting Better
Drugs	1,601	103	Getting Better
Theft from the person	1,199	68	Getting Better
Robbery	1,092	62	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	378	32	Getting Better
Other crime	384	22	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	214	14	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Brent

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Queen's Park has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Brent, with 3060 crimes and 184 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Willesden Green has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Queens Park	152	16
Kenton	126	12
Queensbury	124	7
Kilburn	0	0
Alperton	0	0
Barnhill	0	0
Brondesbury Park	0	0
Cricklewood & Mapesbury	0	0
Dollis Hill	0	0
Harlesden & Kensal Green	0	0
Kingsbury	0	0
Northwick Park	0	0
Preston	0	0
Roundwood	0	0
Stonebridge	0	0
Sudbury	0	0
Tokyngton	0	0
Welsh Harp	0	0
Wembley Central	0	0
Wembley Hill	0	0
Wembley Park	0	0
Willesden Green	0	0

Crime map for Brent

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Brent

The average property price in Brent is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Brent is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Brent could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,267,343.22	£824,035.73	£686,759.21	£420,420.73
2022	£1,269,555.62	£823,262.82	£688,884.06	£417,962.49
2021	£1,171,869.26	£760,866.33	£641,413.07	£401,578.06
2020	£1,078,589.32	£711,688.19	£600,873.10	£386,925.84
2019	£1,030,918.97	£680,544.59	£574,671.14	£381,250.75
2018	£1,064,333.37	£701,950.57	£592,769.61	£397,769.02
2017	£1,038,069.58	£681,463.88	£577,971.68	£397,291.37
2016	£1,051,581.94	£691,013.55	£589,227.13	£395,094.78
2015	£947,568.43	£622,624.08	£532,864.47	£355,405.96
2014	£843,764.71	£554,427.06	£476,547.10	£318,810.53
2013	£726,598.64	£475,623.89	£410,393.55	£274,630.00
2012	£667,462.60	£437,907.16	£377,662.46	£255,249.51
2011	£635,033.26	£415,662.39	£355,721.23	£244,437.80
2010	£603,418.86	£400,417.52	£344,562.97	£237,464.48

Property prices over time for Brent

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Brent

The median salary in Brent is £30,855 and the mean salary in Brent is £38,719.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 92k
Median Salary: £30,855
Annual Percentage Change: 8.8%
Mean Salary: £38,719

Salary comparison between Brent and Outer London

See how Brent compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Brent ranks 14 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%