Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

South Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 86th 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 South Way (HA2 6EP) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher than the Headstone average (82.0 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Way (HA2 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yewtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrush Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrush Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yewtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yewtree Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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