Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colburn Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colburn Avenue (HA5 4PG) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colburn Avenue (HA5 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grimsdyke Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colburn Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hallam Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvia Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsdyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Avenue | — |
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