NW26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Harlesden, in Brent.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NW26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NW26, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NW26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NW26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NW26 at a rate of 109.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 134.9 per 1,000 people across NW.
In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NW26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (23), other crime (15) and anti-social behaviour (10).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NW26 was 86.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Your MP
- Georgia GouldLabourMP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in NW261
Council1
Postcode districts next to NW261
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NW postcode area2
NW26 in brief
NW26 is a postcode district covering Harlesden, in Brent.
About 557 people lived in NW26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 109.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
NW26 had 561 usual residents at the census.
In NW26, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
75.2% of residents in NW26 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
7.3% of residents in NW26 were aged 65 or over at the census.