Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 161.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cardinal Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 78th 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 Cardinal Way (HA3 5UT) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Way (HA3 5UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Way (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardinal Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Webb Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annette Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellen Webb Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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