Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 143.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Somerset Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 92nd 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 Somerset Road (HA1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher than the Headstone average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (HA1 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gardens, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorchester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apsley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Apsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Apsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collapit Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allerford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bladon Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kingsfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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