Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 305th highest 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 Howard Road (HA7 1FA) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Canons average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (HA7 1FA), 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 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peareswood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hitchin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anmersh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anmersh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Hitchin Lane —
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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wigton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peareswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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