Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howard Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 650 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 Howard Road (HA7 1BT) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Canons average (69.4 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (HA7 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchin Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watersfield Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Peareswood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wigton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hitchin Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peareswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anmersh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anmersh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hitchin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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