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Crime in HA2 8

How much crime is recorded in HA2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Harrow
Region
London
Population
26,806 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HA2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HA2 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HA2 8National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Burglary14.09.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft4.74.5
Public order3.94.6
Theft from the person3.42.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Robbery3.31.4
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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