Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 152.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sherwood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 85th highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Road (HA2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (HA2 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Harrow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fentiman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fentiman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fentiman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Arches Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Arches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Serenity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serenity Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serenity Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Roxeth Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northolt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northolt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Northolt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northolt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roxeth Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxeth Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northolt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Harrow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Harrow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Harrow Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Harrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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