Kenton — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
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Recorded crime — June 2026
94 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (114): ▼ 20 (18%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences37 · 39%
- Anti-social behaviour21 · 22%
- Vehicle crime11 · 12%
- Shoplifting6 · 6%
- Other theft5 · 5%
- Robbery5 · 5%
- Theft from the person4 · 4%
- Other crime2 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
70 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified36 · 51%
- Unable to prosecute suspect26 · 37%
- Awaiting court outcome6 · 9%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Decrease drug and alcohol use and drug dealing in public spaces. (including through use of cars, mopeds, e-scooters, and bicycles around Preston Road, Woodcock Park, Tenterden, surrounding open space)
• Work with schools to safeguard • Proactive patrolling • Match shifts to peak hours of anti-social and illegal activity • Encourage effective reporting by community
Set: 2026-06-16
Targeting excessive speed and the anti-social use of vehicles, including their use in violence enabling crime. (on Kenton Road inc at the junctions with Nash Way and with Kenton Lane, and surrounding roads inc Draycott Avenue, Woodcock Hill, Preston Road and Preston Hill, The Mall and Shaftesbury Ave) (unsafe parking around all the local schools)
• traffic operations in problem areas • anti-social vehicle warnings issued to vehicles and drivers found in contravention (which if breached may result in the seizure of the vehicle, incurring release fees and penalties) • Liaison with schools, approaching drivers, and finally enforcement
Set: 2026-06-16
Decrease robbery and serious crime in hotspots around stations/ transport. (Northwick Park and Kenton stations; and ward areas adjacent to Preston Road and Kingsbury stations).
• Work with schools to safeguard • Patrols plain clothed and uniformed. • BTPolice coordinated operations to pin point arrests at the 4 stations, Kingsbury, Preston Road, Kenton and Northwick Park. • Preston Rd hotspots
Set: 2026-06-16
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.