Total Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 80th highest crime rate of 646 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 Wood Lane (HA7 4LF) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% higher than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (HA7 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Common, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stanmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Common | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Common | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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