Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowen Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 248th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowen Road (HA1 4DD) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowen Road (HA1 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neptune Road, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neptune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neptune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neptune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neptune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neptune Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neptune Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkins Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Neptune Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haverstock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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