Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whittlesea Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 164th 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 Whittlesea Close (HA3 6LU) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Harrow Weald average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 331.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittlesea Close (HA3 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Courtenay Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whittlesea Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theobald Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Chicheley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chicheley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mepham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mepham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theobald Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittlesea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whittlesea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Courtenay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theobald Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theobald Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chicheley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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