Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Forge Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 209th highest crime rate of 646 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 Old Forge Close (HA7 3EB) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Forge Close (HA7 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Common, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanmore Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Forge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stanmore Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Lake Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Lake Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Little Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Little Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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