Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watersfield Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 219th highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watersfield Way (HA8 6RX) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Canons average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watersfield Way (HA8 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Park. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watersfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howberry Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watersfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canons Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parr Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hitchin Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4140 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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