Total Crime Rate

236.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Drugs 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Approach area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Belmont , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 650 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 Railway Approach (HA3 5BX) in the last 12 months was 236.5 per 1,000 residents and was 390.1% higher than the Belmont average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Approach (HA3 5BX), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Way. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Railway Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sandridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herga Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Herga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Herga Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Torver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herga Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herga Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferndale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Harrow And Wealdstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow And Wealdstone Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barons Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Bridge —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Bridge —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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