Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howberry Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howberry Road (HA8 6SX) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Canons average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howberry Road (HA8 6SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchin Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watersfield Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howberry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cheyneys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cloyster Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cloyster Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheyneys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hitchin Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hitchin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peters Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Green Verges Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watersfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watersfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloyster Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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