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Willesden Green

Ward

South east Brent. About 18,902 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Willesden Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
18,955
250th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Willesden Green compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Willesden GreenMiddle
Population22 wards, Brent · 2021
Population: every ward in Brent22 areas from 7,548 to 21,854. The middle area is 15,885. Willesden Green is 18,955.
18,9554th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Brent · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Brent22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Willesden Green is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Brent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Brent22 areas from 59.3% to 96.3%. The middle area is 88.6%. Willesden Green is 88.2%.
88.2%11th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Brent · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Brent22 areas from 3.2% to 12.5%. The middle area is 6.3%. Willesden Green is 8.2%.
8.2%joint 5th highest

Is Willesden Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Willesden Green at a rate of 152.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.9 per 1,000 people across Brent.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 251 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Willesden Green.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (1,008), violence and sexual offences (723) and other crime (390).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Brent

These figures are published for the whole of Brent, not for each ward, so they describe all of Brent and not Willesden Green alone. See Brent

Average house price
£546,135
Down 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,944
140th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
13.7×
9th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.0
41st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Willesden Green in brief

Willesden Green had 18,955 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Willesden Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Willesden Green, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Willesden Green, 8.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.