Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 281st highest 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 1FZ) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (HA7 1FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Park. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hitchin Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canons Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Donnefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hitchin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wigton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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