Crime in Harrow
Recorded crime in Harrow is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 12%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
270,724 residents in 144 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.5/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +12%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 12% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Harrow, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 46% of the harm here
- Burglary: 21% of the harm here
- Robbery: 14% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 21 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.7 |
| Burglary | 5.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 18.2 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 5.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3.7 |
| Public order | 3.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 |
What crimes are recorded in Harrow
59.5 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Harrow in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 16,768. Home Office recorded crime: 16,108 (4% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 699 | 2.6 | Up 5% |
| Cars broken into | 777 | 2.9 | Down 24% |
| Vehicle tampering | 215 | 0.79 | Down 15% |
| Vandalism to homes | 182 | 0.67 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 76 | 0.28 | Down 4% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 254 | 0.94 | Down 12% |
| Arson | 23 | 0.08 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 857 | 3.2 | Up 17% |
| Burglary of businesses | 230 | 0.85 | Down 11% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 50 | 0.18 | Up 25% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 67 | 0.25 | Up 49% |
| Robbery of people | 379 | 1.4 | Up 7% |
| Robbery of businesses | 186 | 0.69 | Up 30% |
| Violence with injury | 1,221 | 4.5 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 2,531 | 9.3 | Up 7% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,328 | 4.9 | Up 15% |
| Sexual offences | 468 | 1.7 | About the same |
| Shoplifting | 1,469 | 5.4 | Down 23% |
| Bicycle theft | 98 | 0.36 | Down 9% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 953 | 3.5 | Down 4% |
| Drug dealing | 431 | 1.6 | Up 100% |
| Drug possession | 529 | 2.0 | Up 13% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Harrow.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Harrow, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 5,505 | 7% | 3% | 61% | 20% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1,886 | 1% | 0% | 8% | 88% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 1,730 | 5% | 4% | 15% | 72% | 4% |
| Other theft | 1,473 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 79% | 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,252 | 0% | 0% | 9% | 85% | 5% |
| Burglary | 1,128 | 5% | 0% | 9% | 83% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,004 | 4% | 1% | 27% | 62% | 6% |
| Public order | 963 | 8% | 0% | 46% | 34% | 11% |
| Drugs | 809 | 14% | 42% | 34% | 3% | 7% |
| Robbery | 551 | 6% | 0% | 26% | 60% | 8% |
| Other crime | 245 | 9% | 3% | 41% | 22% | 26% |
| Bicycle theft | 116 | 2% | 0% | 7% | 88% | 3% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 90 | 42% | 2% | 37% | 8% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Harrow
Monthly report: Crime in London falls over the year to August 2026
Questions about crime in Harrow
- Is Harrow a safe place to live?
- Harrow scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Harrow?
- Up 12% over 5 years, from 14,966 recorded crimes a year to 16,727.
- What is the most common crime in Harrow?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 18 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Harrow?
- In Harrow, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 52% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Harrow?
- Of 1,128 burglaries reported in Harrow between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 83% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Harrow?
- In Harrow, the police recorded 699 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.6 per 1,000 residents, up 5% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Harrow?
- 512 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Harrow in 2025/26, 1.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Harrow last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Harrow in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.