Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Close (HA2 0HG) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Close (HA2 0HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmfield Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roxeth Hill (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ashbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldron Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roxeth Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Waldron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clonmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
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Data Sources

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