Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 198th highest crime rate of 646 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 Merton Road (HA2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (HA2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osmond Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaftesbury Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ferring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ferring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shaftesbury Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shaftesbury Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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