Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (HA1 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Headstone average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (HA1 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakley Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cunningham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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