Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cambridge Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 114th 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 Cambridge Road (HA2 7LB) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (HA2 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near South Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrush Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrush Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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