Total Crime Rate
157.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Heights area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxeth , and the 81st highest crime rate of 646 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 4BS) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher than the Roxeth average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Heights (UB5 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Heights, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wincanton Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roxeth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wincanton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haydock Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haydock Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Heights | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kempton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wincanton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmoral Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wincanton Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wincanton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wincanton Crescent | Under investigation |
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