West Harrow
Middle areaSouth west Harrow. 7,969 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Harrow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Harrow
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Harrow at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.8 per 1,000 people across Harrow.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 106 |
| Other crime | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Harrow compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Harrow safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Harrow at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.8 per 1,000 people across Harrow.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Harrow.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (124), violence and sexual offences (106) and other crime (56).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Harrow
These figures are published for the whole of Harrow, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Harrow and not West Harrow alone. See Harrow
West Harrow in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Harrow was £530,000 in 2025.
West Harrow had 7,823 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Harrow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Harrow, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.