Total Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howberry 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 6TD) 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 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Watersfield Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watersfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green Verges | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watersfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watersfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyneys Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyneys Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watersfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Du Cros Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peters Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cloyster Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cloyster Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cloyster Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watersfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watersfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Talman Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talman Grove | — |
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