Total Crime Rate
108.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Christchurch Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Belmont , and the 144th 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 Christchurch Avenue (HA3 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher than the Belmont average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christchurch Avenue (HA3 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradenham Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martock Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wykeham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Martock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daintry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Irvine Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Avenue | Under investigation |
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