Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitmore Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 130th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitmore Road (HA1 4AG) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitmore Road (HA1 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furness Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaftesbury Circle (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furness Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Furness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Furness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Circle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Circle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Circle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porlock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Circle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferring Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haverstock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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