Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Ridgeway area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 646 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 The Ridgeway (HA2 7DD) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Ridgeway (HA2 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Imperial Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Harrow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fernbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vicarage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Imperial Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkthorne Close | Under investigation |
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