Crime Rates at Richards Close, Harrow, HA1 2BX

Richards Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Greenhill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 650 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 Richards Close (HA1 2BX) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Greenhill average (258.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Close (HA1 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northwick Park Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.