Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ludlow Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxbourne , and the 241st highest crime rate of 650 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 Ludlow Close (HA2 8SR) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Roxbourne average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludlow Close (HA2 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodmin Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Earlsmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlsmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlsmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bodmin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bodmin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlsmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jordan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somervell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlyon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlyon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carlyon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corfe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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