Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birkdale Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Headstone , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 646 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 Birkdale Avenue (HA5 5SG) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Headstone average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Avenue (HA5 5SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Park Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsdale Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsdale Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsdale Crescent

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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