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Crime in Harrow

1,460 offences were recorded in August 2026. Follow the 13-month trend, see which offence groups account for the total, and read the latest reporting from the borough.

Last updated August 2026

Latest month1,460recorded offences
Year on year
+4.2%same month
Largest groupViolence Against The Person34.2% of the month
13-month signalRecorded offences over time+4.2% year on year
August ’25February ’26August ’26
August 2025: 1401 recorded offences. September 2025: 1410 recorded offences. October 2025: 1510 recorded offences. November 2025: 1465 recorded offences. December 2025: 1291 recorded offences. January 2026: 1359 recorded offences. February 2026: 1377 recorded offences. March 2026: 1441 recorded offences. April 2026: 1441 recorded offences. May 2026: 1449 recorded offences. June 2026: 1470 recorded offences. July 2026: 1537 recorded offences. August 2026: 1460 recorded offences

What makes up the total

The Met groups individual offence types into broader categories. The bars show each category’s share of the latest borough total, making composition easier to compare than a table of raw numbers alone.

What changed — and what the chart cannot prove

Evidence

Comparable borough records

Every point uses the same Met dataset and borough geography. Compare Harrow with itself across multiple months before treating a movement as meaningful.

Limit

Recorded does not mean committed

Reports by victims, recording practice and police operations can all change the count. Population and visitor exposure also differ between boroughs.

Latest reporting connected to Harrow

Questions about crime in Harrow

01How many crimes were recorded in Harrow in August 2026?

1,460 offences were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in Harrow. This is a borough total, not an estimate of every offence committed.

02Is recorded crime rising or falling in Harrow?

The latest total is 4.2% higher than the same month a year earlier. One comparison should be read alongside the full trend and changes in reporting or recording.

03What is the most recorded offence group in Harrow?

Violence Against The Person is the largest offence group in the latest month, with 499 recorded offences.

04Do the figures prove how safe Harrow is?

No. Recorded-crime totals are affected by population, visitors, transport hubs, reporting rates, police activity and recording rules. They are evidence about police records, not a personal risk score.

Source: Metropolitan Police recorded-crime geographic breakdown via the London Datastore, under the Open Government Licence.

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