Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 114.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sefton Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 148th 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 Sefton Avenue (HA3 5JS) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher than the Harrow Weald average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Avenue (HA3 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Astall Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmstead Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Astall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astall Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astall Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astall Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astall Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicola Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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