Harrow: local statistics
Harrow is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 272,612 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Harrow, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In the year to March 2026, 16,108 offences were recorded by police in Harrow: 59.1 per 1,000 people, the 2nd lowest rate in London. That compares with 59.6 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 66.2, in the year to March 2020. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Harrow is £2,511.07, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 3rd highest in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,559.61, so it has risen 61%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Harrow had a life expectancy at birth of 85.8 years; for men it was 81.9, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.1 years for women and -0.4 for men. It is 6th of 32 in London, counting from the highest for women.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Harrow took home £880.00 a week before tax, or £45,232 over a year. It is 22nd of 32 in London, counting from the highest, and 2.5% less than across London. For full-time jobs located in Harrow the median is £757.30 a week (−£122.70 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £626.90: a change of +40% before inflation.
The ONS estimates that 272,612 people lived in Harrow in mid-2025, up 0.6% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +6.8%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years. That is the 13th fastest growth of the 33 council areas in London. No earlier year in the series was higher.
4.8% of Harrow residents aged 16 to 64 (8,375 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 5.5% in London. The rate was the same a year earlier. The five-year high was 5.5% (August 2021); the low was 3.4% (January 2023).
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Harrow at £526,493 for July 2026, a fall of 2.8% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (19th highest) (regional average £550,037). The July peak was £557,046 in 2022, and prices are 13% above July 2016. The average price is 11.6 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Harrow. That ratio is mid-table in London, 18th of 32.
In March 2026, 16,455 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Harrow, 15% more than in 2016. There are 60 per 1,000 residents, the 12th highest of the 33 council areas in London.
An estimated 75.0% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Harrow were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.2 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 68.4% and its highest 78.7%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 255,308 |
| 2016 | 257,317 |
| 2017 | 257,881 |
| 2018 | 259,861 |
| 2019 | 262,065 |
| 2020 | 262,281 |
| 2021 | 261,159 |
| 2022 | 263,123 |
| 2023 | 267,893 |
| 2024 | 270,987 |
| 2025 | 272,612 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £464,802 |
| July 2017 | £477,645 |
| July 2018 | £475,730 |
| July 2019 | £456,668 |
| July 2020 | £462,950 |
| July 2021 | £499,327 |
| July 2022 | £557,046 |
| July 2023 | £518,187 |
| July 2024 | £520,468 |
| July 2025 | £541,459 |
| July 2026 | £526,493 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £626.90 a week |
| 2016 | £636.40 a week |
| 2017 | £656.10 a week |
| 2018 | £671.60 a week |
| 2019 | £693.50 a week |
| 2020 | £715.40 a week |
| 2021 | £735.30 a week |
| 2022 | £795.60 a week |
| 2023 | £787.50 a week |
| 2024 | £853.10 a week |
| 2025 | £880.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,559.61 |
| 2017-18 | £1,627.68 |
| 2018-19 | £1,688.92 |
| 2019-20 | £1,784.80 |
| 2020-21 | £1,854.79 |
| 2021-22 | £1,962.36 |
| 2022-23 | £2,042.09 |
| 2023-24 | £2,162.80 |
| 2024-25 | £2,286.32 |
| 2025-26 | £2,395.86 |
| 2026-27 | £2,511.07 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 51.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 53.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 53.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 60.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 66.2 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 61.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 59.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 59.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.3% |
| 2016/17 | 73.5% |
| 2017/18 | 78.7% |
| 2018/19 | 77.0% |
| 2019/20 | 69.7% |
| 2020/21 | 68.4% |
| 2021/22 | 77.9% |
| 2022/23 | 74.2% |
| 2023/24 | 78.3% |
| 2024/25 | 76.4% |
| 2025/26 | 75.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 86.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 14,270 |
| 2017 | 15,110 |
| 2018 | 15,500 |
| 2019 | 16,095 |
| 2020 | 16,140 |
| 2021 | 16,235 |
| 2022 | 16,125 |
| 2023 | 15,705 |
| 2024 | 15,960 |
| 2025 | 16,070 |
| 2026 | 16,455 |
Questions about Harrow
What is the crime rate in Harrow?
Home Office figures show 16,108 offences in the year to March 2026, or 59.1 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Harrow?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,511.07 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Harrow?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.9 years for men and 85.8 for women.
What is the average salary in Harrow?
£880.00 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of Harrow?
272,612 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Harrow?
8,375 in August 2026 (4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in Harrow?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £526,493.
Who has power over Harrow
Every body that makes decisions for Harrow, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Harrow council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Harrow in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Harrow East: Bob Blackman (Conservative) MP
- Harrow West: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner: David Simmonds (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in London: Bexley · Hackney · Haringey · Havering · Hounslow · Waltham Forest
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