Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rayners Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in North Harrow , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rayners Lane (HA5 5DL) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the North Harrow average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rayners Lane (HA5 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittington Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbrook Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Avenue | — |
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