Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Wychwood Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wychwood Avenue (HA8 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychwood Avenue (HA8 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peters Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howberry Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wychwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cloyster Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Talman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cloyster Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloyster Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talman Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peters Close
Sep 2025Other theft Du Cros Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Green Verges Under investigation

Data Sources

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