Total Crime Rate

403.9 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 403.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 33.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Robbery 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penketh Drive area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 15th 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 Penketh Drive (HA1 3JX) in the last 12 months was 403.9 per 1,000 residents and was 326.7% higher than the Harrow on the Hill average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 147.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penketh Drive (HA1 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowen Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Penketh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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