Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 180.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Church Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 61st highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Church Lane (HA7 2QU) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Lane (HA7 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pynnacles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stangate Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greening Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halsbury Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ray Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greyfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pynnacles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greyfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Aylesford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Aylesford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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