Total Crime Rate

296.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 296.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitchurch Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 30th highest crime rate of 650 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 Whitchurch Lane (HA8 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 296.0 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% higher than the Canons average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 314.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Lane (HA8 6QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Whitchurch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newgale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstead Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St David'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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