Total Crime Rate

476.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 476.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Burglary 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Harrow Weald , and the 10th 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 The Avenue (HA5 4UT) in the last 12 months was 476.8 per 1,000 residents and was 432.5% higher than the Harrow Weald average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (HA5 4UT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Croft Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildea Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Braeside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gildea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cherry Croft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeton Close —
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Data Sources

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