Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Link area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxbourne , and the 233rd highest 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 The Link (UB5 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Roxbourne average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Link (UB5 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Doncaster Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Link area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcote Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Martin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallet Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandown Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandown Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Millway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartmel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grandstand Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Court —
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Data Sources

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