Total Crime Rate

38.0 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 38.0 4/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Handel Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons , and the 226th 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 Handel Close (HA8 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Canons average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Close (HA8 7QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lawrence Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratton Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstead Grove —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Handel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dukes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
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Data Sources

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