Crime Rates at Elmgrove Crescent, Harrow, HA1 2QS

Elmgrove Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Greenhill , and the 56th 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 Elmgrove Crescent (HA1 2QS) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Greenhill average (252.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmgrove Crescent (HA1 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmgrove Gardens, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenwood Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.