Harrow crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Harrow postcode area is 101.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 10.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 25.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 73% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 33.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "theft from the person crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Theft from the person crime" rate is at 194% of national crime rate which puts Harrow on 10. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 3.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 1.6k cases and has increased by 15.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	25.5%	9. lowest	73%	10.7k	-6.6%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	22.0%	19. highest	140%	9.2k	-17.8%
Vehicle crime →	10.7%	11. highest	175%	4.5k	-10.0%
Other theft crime →	9.7%	12. highest	123%	4.1k	5.0%
Public order crime →	5.7%	15. lowest	74%	2.4k	-5.4%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	5.3%	6. lowest	67%	2.2k	-3.0%
Burglary crime →	5.1%	27. highest	120%	2.1k	-5.4%
Shoplifting crime →	5.0%	13. lowest	71%	2.1k	33.6%
Theft from the person crime →	3.8%	10. highest	194%	1.6k	15.6%
Drugs crime →	3.3%	24. highest	122%	1.4k	-7.8%
Robbery crime →	2.1%	12. highest	168%	875	-16.6%
Other crime →	0.9%	8. lowest	52%	392	-22.1%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.5%	13. lowest	48%	221	-12.3%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.4%	2. lowest	40%	151	-19.7%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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