Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Margarets Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Avenue (HA2 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Harrow on the Hill average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Avenue (HA2 8BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northolt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northolt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Harrow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklins Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklins Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Harrow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Harrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Harrow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | South Harrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Harrow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Harrow Bus Station | Under investigation |
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