Total Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 113th highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Crescent (HA1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Crescent (HA1 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ford Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marshall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Close | — |
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