Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Avenue (HA1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Avenue (HA1 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavendish Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood End Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedser Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood End Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wood End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedser Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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