Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitchurch Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 646 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 Whitchurch Gardens (HA8 6PA) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Gardens (HA8 6PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitchurch Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransgrove Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
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Data Sources

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