Total Crime Rate
5.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Crescent area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Crescent (HA7 1LY) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Centenary average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Portland Crescent (HA7 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peareswood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peareswood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairways | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wigton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Crescent West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4140 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queensbury Circle Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensbury Circle Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Taunton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anmersh Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anmersh Grove | Under investigation |
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