Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Ridgeway area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 313th highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (HA2 7QA) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (HA2 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near North Harrow. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Imperial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Harrow Under investigation

Data Sources

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