Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Highway area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Belmont , and the 85th lowest 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 The Highway (HA7 3PN) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Belmont average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Highway (HA7 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Mountside. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Three Meadows Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Broadlawns Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Broadlawns Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodpecker Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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