Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

The Heights area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxeth , and the 128th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Heights (UB5 4BP) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Roxeth average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heights (UB5 4BP), the main crime hotspot is near Wincanton Crescent. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ripon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bangor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincanton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincanton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincanton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kempton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Heights —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Heights —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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