Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whittlesea Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 272nd 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 Whittlesea Close (HA3 6LU) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Harrow Weald average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 180.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittlesea Close (HA3 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Courtenay Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittlesea Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mepham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theobald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theobald Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chicheley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chicheley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uxbridge Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittlesea Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillotson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tillotson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittlesea Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whittlesea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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