Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dale Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 138th 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 Dale Avenue (HA8 6AD) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Centenary average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Avenue (HA8 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlin Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dale Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prescelly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prescelly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roch Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Kamrans Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bride'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Haverford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kamrans Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whistler Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bride'S Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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