Total Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Heights area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxeth , and the 41st 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 4BW) in the last 12 months was 248.8 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% higher than the Roxeth average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heights (UB5 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wincanton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wincanton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wincanton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danemead Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Danemead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danemead Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hari Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hari Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hari Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bangor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wincanton Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempton Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northolt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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