Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsborough Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 124th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Gardens (HA8 5TB) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 171.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Gardens (HA8 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Queensbury Station Parade. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Mollison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Station Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Station Parade β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Station Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cotman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cotman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cotman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mollison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mollison Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millais Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waltham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whistler Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whistler Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waltham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Croxden Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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