Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 222.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Vale area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 49th 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 South Vale (HA1 3PH) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Harrow on the Hill average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Vale (HA1 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sudbury Hill, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Hill Harrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Hill Harrow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudbury Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sudbury Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sudbury Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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