Harrow

Crime and Safety in Harrow

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Harrow is the second safest borough in London. The overall crime rate in Harrow in 2021 was 58 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 51% lower than the London rate of 87 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Harrow is among the top 5 safest cities, and the 2,401st most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

The most common crimes in Harrow are violence and sexual offences, with 4,886 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 19. This is 4.5% higher than 2020's figure of 4,667 offences and a difference of 0.87 from 2020's crime rate of 19. Harrow's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 72 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 29% from 2020's figure of 93 crimes.

Harrow 2022 Crime Scorecard

Second Safest

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50% lower, regional crime rate

London

27% lower, national crime rate

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Local Crime in Context

As of 2022, the crime rate in Harrow is 50% lower than London and 27% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.

Harrow Crime Rate Over Time

Harrow Crime Map

Incidents mapped in Harrow represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.

Last updated: 11 May, 2022

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Historical Crime Rates for Harrow

Year	Crime Rate per 1,000 people	Total Crimes
2021	58	14,460
2020	60	15,144
2019	65	16,432
2018	59	14,852
2017	54	13,542
2016	53	13,259

Crime in Harrow Compared To London

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Summary of Crimes in Harrow This Year

	Harrow		London
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	6,030	24.01	303,000	33.85	41% safer
Bicycle Theft	234	0.93	21,536	2.41	159% safer
Burglary	1,059	4.22	52,414	5.85	39% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	965	3.84	53,198	5.94	55% safer
Drugs	851	3.39	43,227	4.83	42% safer
Other Crime	193	0.77	10,265	1.15	49% safer
Other Theft	1,430	5.69	90,137	10.07	77% safer
Possession of Weapons	72	0.29	5,014	0.56	93% safer
Public Order	1,050	4.18	61,305	6.85	64% safer
Robbery	301	1.20	22,528	2.52	110% safer
Shoplifting	471	1.88	33,674	3.76	100% safer
Theft From the Person	496	1.97	39,809	4.45	126% safer
Vehicle Crime	2,452	9.76	98,517	11.00	13% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	4,886	19.45	244,975	27.36	41% safer

Harrow Compared to Other London Boroughs

Borough	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Richmond upon Thames	11,168	56.40	2.1% safer
Harrow	14,460	57.57	-
Bexley	14,880	59.93	3.9% more dangerous
Sutton	12,704	61.57	6% more dangerous
Kingston upon Thames	10,995	61.94	7% more dangerous
Merton	12,841	62.17	7% more dangerous
Havering	16,749	64.53	11% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Harrow

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Recent Crimes in Harrow

Date	Crime Type	Location	Outcome
March 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Thistledene Avenue	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Cornbury Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Kynance Gardens	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Burglary	On or near Bernays Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Valentine Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Oak Lodge Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Theft from the person	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Birches Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Bicycle theft	On or near Bessborough Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Local resolution
March 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Carrington Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Southdown Crescent	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near St Leonards Avenue	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Thistledene Avenue	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Drugs	On or near Littlecote Place	Local resolution
March 2022	Drugs	On or near Lowlands Road	Local resolution
March 2022	Drugs	On or near Chestnut Avenue	Local resolution

Harrow Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2018	2019	2020	2021	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	18	22	35	24	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.67	0.52	0.70	0.93	Getting worse
Burglary	8	8	5	4.2	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	4.2	4.2	3.8	3.8	Safer
Drugs	2.2	2.9	4.0	3.4	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.74	0.71	0.84	0.77	Getting worse
Other Theft	7	7	5	6	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.29	Safer
Public Order	3.6	3.6	4.1	4.2	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	1.4	2.5	2.1	1.2	Safer
Shoplifting	3.5	3.6	2.3	1.9	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	1.8	2.4	1.1	2.0	Getting worse
Vehicle Crime	8	11	12	10	Getting worse
Violence and Sexual Offences	18	19	19	19	Getting worse

Changes In Harrow's Crime Rates Over Time

Offences in Harrow's Green Spaces

We only display green spaces in Harrow that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2021.

Name	ASB	Drugs	Public Order	Robbery	VSO	All Others	Crimes per Hectare
Chandos Recreation Ground	-	2	-	2	-	0	0.40
Harrow Hill Golf Course	-	-	-	-	-	1	0.31
Harrow Weald Recreation Ground	4	-	-	-	1	0	0.77
Priestmead Recreation Ground	-	2	-	-	1	1	2.2
Shaftesbury Playing Fields	2	2	-	-	-	1	1.2
Stanmore Recreation Ground	-	-	-	-	-	4	1.5
The Croft	4	-	-	-	-	0	0.91
West Harrow Recreation Ground	36	6	1	2	4	6	5

Comparing Harrow to the UK's Major Cities

City	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Coventry	39.93	44% safer
Birmingham	49.60	16% safer
Harrow	57.57	-
Barnet	67.08	14% more dangerous
Croydon	82.48	30% more dangerous
Sheffield	90.03	36% more dangerous
Bristol	90.52	36% more dangerous
Leicester	111.59	48% more dangerous
Liverpool	123.06	53% more dangerous
Bradford	132.28	56% more dangerous
Leeds	150.94	62% more dangerous

Crime in Harrow's Neighbourhoods

Greenhill South is the most dangerous neighbourhood in Harrow, followed by Greenhill North in second place, and Wealdstone South as the third most dangerous area. Harrow's safest neighbourhoods are, in order, Hatch End North, Kenton East, and Pinner South.

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Alexandra Park	538	79	Fourth
Belmont	376	39	26th
Canons Park	581	60	Tenth
Earlsmead	358	43	23rd
Edgware West	572	63	Seventh
Greenhill North	960	110	Second
Greenhill South	1,496	146	First
Harrow Weald	487	57	13th
Harrow-on-the-Hill	403	53	16th
Hatch End North	176	32	29th
Hatch End South	455	58	12th
Headstone Lane	335	46	19th
Kenton East	266	32	28th
Kenton West	559	39	25th
Newton Farm	416	61	Ninth
North Harrow	268	41	24th
Pinner Central	443	64	Sixth
Pinner Green	383	54	15th
Pinner Road	468	57	14th
Pinner South	210	30	30th
Queensbury East	409	45	20th
Queensbury West	426	49	17th
Rayners Lane North	319	48	18th
Rayners Lane South	356	44	21st
South Harrow	540	58	11th
Stanmore Park	544	66	Fifth
Stanmore Uxbridge Road	339	44	22nd
Wealdstone North	637	62	Eighth
Wealdstone South	903	80	Third
West Harrow	237	33	27th

Harrow Neighbourhood Crime Breakdown

Showing the safest and most dangerous parts of Harrow for specific criminal activity, with crime count and rate shown in brackets.

Crime Type	Safest Neighbourhood	Most Dangerous Neighbourhood
Anti-Social Behaviour	Hatch End North (66)	Greenhill South (532)
Bicycle Theft	Kenton East (1)	Greenhill South (57)
Burglary	West Harrow (13)	Greenhill South (71)
Criminal Damage and Arson	Pinner South (9)	South Harrow (65)
Drugs	Hatch End North (6)	Greenhill South (87)
Other Crime	Belmont (2)	Greenhill South (14)
Other Theft	Hatch End North (12)	Greenhill South (223)
Possession of Weapons	Kenton West (1)	Alexandra Park (7)
Public Order	Kenton East (11)	Greenhill South (113)
Robbery (inc. mugging)	Kenton East (2)	Greenhill North (29)
Shoplifting	Headstone Lane (1)	Greenhill South (179)
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	West Harrow (2)	Greenhill South (202)
Vehicle Crime	South Harrow (44)	Stanmore Park (140)
Violence and Sexual Offences	Hatch End North (52)	Greenhill North (340)

Crime in Harrow During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Harrow change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in April, when Harrow saw a 211% increase in anti-social behaviour. Harrow saw a large fall in theft from the person during April, when it fell by 88% compared to April in 2019. Rates of burglary and theft from the person both fell year-on-year for every month during Harrow's lockdown.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+11%	+211%	+153%	+52%	+30%	+41%	+50%	+27%	+88%	+79%
Bicycle Theft	-67%	+40%	+56%	-33%	-6%	+40%	+185%	+47%	+83%	+100%
Burglary	-39%	-61%	-46%	-50%	-32%	+19%	-47%	-22%	-40%	-52%
Criminal Damage and Arson	-10%	-24%	-14%	-13%	+4%	+14%	-5%	-7%	-20%	-3%
Drugs	+7%	+94%	+36%	+24%	+20%	-3%	+16%	+38%	+97%	+203%
Other Crime	+11%	+89%	-33%	+86%	-	+18%	+39%	-22%	+32%	+19%
Other Theft	-30%	-42%	-27%	-50%	-20%	-22%	-11%	-24%	-26%	-26%
Possession of Weapons	-13%	+8%	+20%	-8%	-60%	-45%	+50%	+120%	-11%	+40%
Public Order	+6%	-11%	+19%	+28%	+6%	+30%	+81%	+16%	+47%	-10%
Robbery	-38%	-60%	+20%	-63%	-	+22%	-6%	-35%	-31%	-33%
Shoplifting	-31%	-55%	-58%	-72%	-21%	-42%	-18%	-45%	-24%	-34%
Theft From the Person	-56%	-88%	-86%	-77%	-71%	-34%	-50%	-	-15%	-44%
Vehicle Crime	+40%	-15%	-7%	-20%	+3%	+23%	+24%	-1%	+28%	-22%
Violence and Sexual Offences	+2%	-7%	-12%	-16%	-4%	+12%	+14%	-4%	-5%	+9%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Harrow

What police force serves Harrow?

Harrow's local territorial police force is the Metropolitan Police Service.

How dangerous is Harrow?

Harrow is the second safest borough in London.

What is Harrow's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Harrow are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Harrow?

Harrow's least common crimes are possession of weapons.

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