Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitchurch Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 122nd 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 Close (HA8 6PE) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitchurch Close (HA8 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Stratton Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canons| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lake View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dukes Avenue | — |
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