Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotman Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotman Gardens (HA8 5TN) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Centenary average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotman Gardens (HA8 5TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotman Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotman Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cotman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Cotman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cotman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whistler Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whistler Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Haverford Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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