Total Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wigton Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wigton Gardens (HA7 1BG) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Centenary average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wigton Gardens (HA7 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Hitchin Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Centenary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collins Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitchin Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hitchin Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A4140 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A4140 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Avenue | — |
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