Total Crime Rate

283.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 283.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bessborough Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Greenhill , and the 31st highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessborough Road (HA1 3DS) in the last 12 months was 283.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Greenhill average (258.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessborough Road (HA1 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bessborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Roxborough Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junction Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farmborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Junction Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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