Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Village Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in North Harrow , and the 68th 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 Village Way (HA5 5AF) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 247.8% higher than the North Harrow average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Way (HA5 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Rayners Lane. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Village Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rayners Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayners Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worple Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Worple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Worple Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Worple Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Worple Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imperial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imperial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imperial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Imperial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worple Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worple Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worple Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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