Crime Rate in Canons, ward

Canons has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Harrow district and the 3418th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 158th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canons in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Harrow district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canons’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Canons Park. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.