Total Crime Rate

304.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 304.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 30th 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 Whitchurch Lane (HA8 6QS) in the last 12 months was 304.6 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% higher than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Lane (HA8 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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